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On a completely related manner, why do they fire off an event everytime a word is double clicked. I read online articles by clicking around constantly.
by amarcus 14y ago
On a completely related manner, why do they fire off an event everytime a word is double clicked. I read online articles by clicking around constantly.
- bcbrown 14y agoI thought I was the only person who did that.
- dsirijus 14y agoPlenty of us around.
- lukeholder 14y agoi'm a highlight text kinda OCD guy.
- zheng 14y agoMy officemate does this as well. What is the reasoning? Does it help you focus on the content? Do you always click on the next word to be read? I'm curious as to what could cause this behavior to emerge.
- quaunaut 14y agoPrimarily, I do it as a means of staving off nerves, and also 'keeping my place' in case I look away. I'm getting contacted constantly and distracted even more constantly, so being able to see a hilight of the line I last read saves me a lot of time fairly often.
- gurkendoktor 14y agoIf this helps your analysis... If I stop selecting text, I will start to play around with things on my desk. I am not overly caffeinated or full of sugar, and my legs are at rest. It just feels "natural" to be doing something with my hands all day. But this is just my own analysis.
- Jagat 14y agoI keep clicking on words, selecting text, shaking my legs or moving/playing with my fingers all the time. Is that a psychiatric condition by any chance?