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From: billy@MIX.COM
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Subject: Re: Problem in Mavericks with clicking to place the cursor.
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:06:01 +0000 (UTC)
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David Downing <david.h.downing@gmail.com> writes:

> I've been aging a problem in a number of applications -- e.g. Facebook,
> email, and this one -- ever since I upgraded to Mavericks. If I'm typing
> something and want to go back and make a correction in text I've already
> typed, I can't place the cursor at the desired point by simply clicking
> there. I have to use the arrows. Is this a "known issue" and can it be
> corrected?

I'm not having this problem, other than if I disable "rubber banding"

defaults write -g NSScrollViewRubberbanding -int 0

then eventually Safari will fail as you've described.

Billy Y..
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