I haven't used Windows since '98, but I do remember it being really annoying back in the day - especially on laptops. Using a touchpad is difficult enough without the UI fighting against allowing you to open a file.
Personally, my vote would be not to "fix" this "bug." -- Cannot rename by clicking on a file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/48671 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs