Unable to move dock icons

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I have OD 1.90 bld 535u running on Vista Business x32

Not sure when, but I have lost the ability to change the sequece of dock icons by dragging them. I can add icons by dragging them onto the dock but can only remove icons using the context menu. I cannot drag icons to reorder them at all. I have tried enabling and disabling  'Lock Dragging' from the contect menu and it makes no difference at all.

I can't find any settings anywhere else that might be causing the problem. Any ideas folks?

thanks

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Are you using a left-handed mouse? That will cause the issue you are seeing.

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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Nit helpful but thatnks for metioning the 'lock dragging' option. Never thought to look for it before! Now my clock will stay put!

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I may sound a bit dense but...a left handed mouse??
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Well you earned your title of 'Wizard' and definitely some Karma!

What a bizarre side effect of using a left-handed mouse!  More accurately, it is an external mouse on a notebook with the buttons swapped. Reverting the buttons to the default fixed the issue.

On my desktop machine, running Vista Ultimate x64. I have a 'proper' left handed mouse, and this does not suffer the problem at all.

thanks very much 

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Always happy to help out.:thumbsup:       

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

For anyone else reading this post and having the same problem, it only occurs if you have the mouse buttons swapped in the Windows Control Panel>Mouse applet.

My mouse is a Logitech model, and uses SetPoint software. I found that I can swap the buttons in Setpoint instead, and ObjectDock is not affected.

 

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Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Ditto here.  I have a MS mouse, but haven't liked IntelliPoint in a while as it does the button switch at a level where the software gets closed before anything else, leaving me with a right handed mouse in my left hand.  :annoyed:

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have same thing,  a MS mouse. I cant drag/move the icons when in SWAP modse, but when I undo the SWAP mouse in Ctrl Panel, I can.

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

For all the left-handers in the world, I hope Stardock can put a "Use Mouse- LH/RH" option in the finished version of OD2.0

For the record, I am right handed but I think the software should accommodate those who are not.;)