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Windows Forum / Internet Explorer / General Topics / November 2007Control Button With Left Mouse Click Won't Select in IE 7 RC1
Many web forms have an option of selecting multiple choices in one list field. The choices have to be selected by holding the Control button and clicking the left nouse button. This functionality does not work with IE 7 RC1. New IE window gets opened instead. Please help. There was another post about this already with no solutions and this is a major problem. Does anyone know if this is a bug in IE7 or if it is caused by something else? I tried launching IE without add-ons under Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Internet Explorer (No add-ons) but it still has this problem. If I switch to firefox it works perfectly fine so I know that the site allows multiple selections but it opens a new window instead. > Many web forms have an option of selecting multiple choices in one list > field. The choices have to be selected by holding the Control button and > clicking the left nouse button. This functionality does not work with IE 7 > RC1. New IE window gets opened instead. Please help. > Many web forms have an option of selecting multiple choices in one list > field. The choices have to be selected by holding the Control button and > clicking the left nouse button. This functionality does not work with IE 7 > RC1. New IE window gets opened instead. Please help. This sounds like hypothetical nonsense. What does the "new IE window" get opened in? Is the "list" a list of URLs? If it is just a list of words I can't imagine why pressing Ctrl- while clicking would have any different effect than usual. Do you have a sample site where this happens? --- Try http://jobsearch.monster.com/index.asp?cookie=no for example. If you try to select multiple location in the selection list window new windows gets opened. > > Many web forms have an option of selecting multiple choices in one list > > field. The choices have to be selected by holding the Control button and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > --- ... >> Do you have a sample site where this happens? > Try http://jobsearch.monster.com/index.asp?cookie=no for example. If you try > to select multiple location in the selection list window new windows gets > opened. NTF. Have you tried eliminating third-party software as a possible cause for your symptom? E.g. try using IE in No Add-ons mode. Good luck Robert --- Yes, I tried that. It did not work. I found an article describing that new version of Windows XP SP1/SP2 Display Driver for nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 corrected a problem where, in Internet Explorer, if the CTRL key is pressed and then the left mouse button is clicked, another Internet Explorer window will open. Here is the article: http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_dtlViewDL.jsp?soid=856523&moid= 713730&BV_SessionID=@@@@1108957438.1161244146@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccciaddjeeidddkcgf kceghdgngdgmn.0&ct=DL I re-installed the driver. > .... > >> Do you have a sample site where this happens? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Robert > --- Unfortunately, it did not help, but it seems to be related to the Display Driver for nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 somehow. Any idea what I can do to fix it? > Yes, I tried that. It did not work. I found an article describing that new > version of Windows XP SP1/SP2 Display Driver for nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Robert > > --- OK, I found how to fix it: 1. Right click the desktop and select "nView Properties". 2. Select "Applications" tab. 3. Click "Enhancements..." 4. Uncheck "Add Internet Explorer double-right and Shift-left click extension (Opens links in a new window on the display of your choice.)" 5. Click "OK" and "OK" again. This might be a useful Knowledge Base article. Thanks, Greg. > Unfortunately, it did not help, but it seems to be related to the Display > Driver for nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 somehow. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > > Robert > > > --- I didnt have that specific set of options, but I ended up disabling the nvidia assistant and my problems were solved. I never would have guessed that was the problem, thx > OK, I found how to fix it: > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > > Robert > > > > --- OK I cant figure out how to fix this while keeping the program running. I have a nvidia geforce 4 mx. After I click on the applications tab, i do not have any options to select, and i could not find 'enhancements anywhere else. > > OK, I found how to fix it: > > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > > > Robert > > > > > --- The product documentation states: "CTRL+click: Open links in a new tab in the background", but offers no suggestions as to how to perform discontiguous selections of list items now that the only available method has been removed. Discontiguous selection is a vital piece of functionality for many business web sites. MS, when do we get a fix or workaround? > OK I cant figure out how to fix this while keeping the program running. > I have a nvidia geforce 4 mx. After I click on the applications tab, [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > --- I agree. This is a major problem, but apparently incorporated into the design of IE7. The Quick Refernce guide for IE7 (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/about/quickreference.mspx) states that "CTRL+left mouse button = Open link in new background tab." This is contrary to the standard function CTRL+left click = select multiple files/options in Windows and assumed to be in effect at multiple websites. With WIndows XP and IE6, CTRL+left click still functions normally on my computers, but in IE7 CTRL+left click opens a new window and makes it impossible to use websites that require users to make multiple selections within their predefined menus. I have installed the "User Agent String Utility" recommended by Microsoft to try to provide a mechanism to emulate IE6 while leaving IE7 installed. However, since "CTRL+left mouse button = Open link in new background tab" is a defined functionality of IE7, the string utility does not correct this problem. Why would Microsoft redefine this standard shortcut? There is no way millions of websites can design their operations to meet the special requirements of IE7. If Microsoft support staff are monitoring these posts, please explain changing a standard keyboard function solely for use in IE7. How can you override this functionality? Are there plans to correct this error? > The product documentation states: "CTRL+click: Open links in a new tab in the > background", but offers no suggestions as to how to perform discontiguous [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > > --- Rabid....I did not have the "Enhancements" option either. However, I did have an "Application Extensions" option that contained the option Greg mentioned above. Hope this helps. > OK I cant figure out how to fix this while keeping the program running. > I have a nvidia geforce 4 mx. After I click on the applications tab, [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > --- Greg & Rabid, I love you! And thank you. I work in Real Estate and we deal with CTRL-Left clicks DAILY to select non-contigious options such as cities, price levels, etc, and have been CRIPPLED by the IE7!! I disabled nvidia tonight (will work at just disabling the one feature when I can find those tabs....) and the problem is fixed! I have over 500 agents in my company that will very much appreciate this fix! You ROCK! ~Kevin > I didnt have that specific set of options, but I ended up disabling the > nvidia assistant and my problems were solved. [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > > > > Robert > > > > > --- > Greg & Rabid, > I love you! And thank you. I work in Real Estate and we deal withCTRL-Left clicks DAILY toselectnon-contigious options such as cities, price [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > --- I'm also having this same problem and wanted to add that this functionality works correctly on one of my computers, but not on another. I have Windows Server 2003 + IE7 at work and it does not work when using Ctrl + Click while my laptop running XP + IE7 does still work correctly. Anyone have any idea why this might be happening? Greg, THANK YOU. I've been searching the web for days trying to fix this. I thought this was an IE bug and was getting very irritated. Thank you so much for sharing. > OK, I found how to fix it: > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > > Robert > > > > --- Thanks Greg, I really needed this fix to search for a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 > Greg, THANK YOU. I've been searching the web for days trying to fix this. I > thought this was an IE bug and was getting very irritated. Thank you so much [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > > > > Robert > > > > > --- I just have one difference on my screen: After "Applications" tab, click "Application Extensions" button at the bottom -- I didn't have "Enhancements". Thanks, that did fix my problem also! > OK, I found how to fix it: > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > > Robert > > > > --- |
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