System double click timeout is not taken into account

steamopen Feature RequestreviewedSteam client

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#2801 · opened 2013-08-25 by ghost · updated 2019-07-18 · 1 comments · github

?ghost 2013-08-25 github

Changing "Double-Click Timeout" in System Settings -> Mouse and Touchpad does not affect the steam client, for example when launching a game by double clicking on it.

Processor Information:
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4 logical processors
2 physical processors
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Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
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X Window Manager: Metacity
Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime-release-i386_2013-08-21

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                                        34,4cm x 19,3cm  (39,4cm diag)
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?ghost 2015-08-06 github

Additionally, I've found that Steam's double click timeout is subtly different (lower) from what Ubuntu sets by default. What often happens is that I double-click on a game like I'm used to, only to have nothing happen because I didn't click fast enough. I don't even notice this immediately, because the "Launching game..." dialog or the game itself can take a few seconds to pop up.

It's extremely irritating and severely hampers the usability of the client. This should be regarded a Bug rather than a Feature Request.

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