"open link" works but double clicking doesn't

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Jim Wray

I have a problem which I'm having difficulty solving...hopefully one of the
smart folk here can help:

If I go to a web page such as an Ebay auction, there will be several
thumbnail pictures illustrating different views of the item up for auction.
If I roll the cursor over a thumbnail I can see the URL changing to reflect
the address of the picture the cursor is currently located over. You should
be able to double click the thumbnail to get a larger picture soyou can see
the details better. However, for some reason double clicking on the
thumbnail does nothing but if I right click and select "Open Link" it works
like it's supposed to and I get to see the larger picture.

How do I get the double click on the thumbnail to go to the specified
address without having to select "Open Link"?

Double clicking on other embedded links work OK...it just seems to fail on
the thumnails.
 
Hi,
Generally, you would single- click (left click) on a hyperlink. If
right-click> open works, double-clicking may be the problem.

Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]
 
Left clicking, whether single or double, does nothing other than changing
the thumbnail's URL which shows up in the status bar as you move the cursor
over the various thumbnails. Note that the single left click *does* act as
expected when clicking on the "main thumbnail" that shows up at the head of
the auction description...it's only the smaller thumbnails that appear by
the larger picture in the auction description that don't work. I know this
is probably not a very clear description and would be very confusing if you
weren't familiar with the Ebay auction page format.

--
<Smith&Wesson...the original point and click interface>
Don Varnau said:
Hi,
Generally, you would single- click (left click) on a hyperlink. If
right-click> open works, double-clicking may be the problem.

Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]

Jim Wray said:
I have a problem which I'm having difficulty solving...hopefully one of the
smart folk here can help:

If I go to a web page such as an Ebay auction, there will be several
thumbnail pictures illustrating different views of the item up for auction.
If I roll the cursor over a thumbnail I can see the URL changing to reflect
the address of the picture the cursor is currently located over. You should
be able to double click the thumbnail to get a larger picture soyou can see
the details better. However, for some reason double clicking on the
thumbnail does nothing but if I right click and select "Open Link" it works
like it's supposed to and I get to see the larger picture.

How do I get the double click on the thumbnail to go to the specified
address without having to select "Open Link"?

Double clicking on other embedded links work OK...it just seems to fail on
the thumnails.
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