Insert-symbol window won't accept mouse commands. What's wrong?

[Hmmm]

After opening the insert symbol window in word, it won't accept mouse
commands, so I have to tab around it and use the arrow keys. This is a recent
problem, and various system restores haven't fixed it.

Thanks

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

If you can click on Insert | Symbol, and see the symbols, but
cannot select one with your mouse, it's usually because the
x-mouse feature in TweakUI is enabled.

 

[RogerD]

Hi, I have the same problem with both MS Word 2002 and 2003. It was traced to
the TweakUI x-mouse feature being enabled. Any workaround or fix except
disabling the x-mouse feature? Microsoft should be informed about this bug.
What is the best way of submitting bugs.

-Roger.

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

As is clearly stated at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
, "[PowerToys] are not part of Windows and are not supported by
Microsoft."

See
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...on.errors/browse_frm/thread/8582e3a282c64047/
and
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...on.errors/browse_frm/thread/a276ad0443d0a7a7/
for a workaround that might work for you.

 

[RogerD]

Thanks. The post by Bob F at
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...on.errors/browse_frm/thread/a276ad0443d0a7a7/
helped. In fact, by letting another application window, or even the Taskbar
(in auto hide mode), take the focus before the Symbol Dialog Box, then the
focus works ok in the Symbol Dialog Box. I have the time set to 200 ms for
the x-mouse in TweakUI and the Autoraise feature is enabled too. Again, this
workaround is quite simple as I simply move the cursor to the Taskbar before
I select a character. Thanks!!

-Roger.

As is clearly stated at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
, "[PowerToys] are not part of Windows and are not supported by
Microsoft."

See
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...on.errors/browse_frm/thread/8582e3a282c64047/
and
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...on.errors/browse_frm/thread/a276ad0443d0a7a7/
for a workaround that might work for you.

Hi, I have the same problem with both MS Word 2002 and 2003. It was traced to
the TweakUI x-mouse feature being enabled. Any workaround or fix except
disabling the x-mouse feature? Microsoft should be informed about this bug.
What is the best way of submitting bugs.

-Roger.

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