Magic trackpad won't drag-&-drop

Just find that i can't double tap-&-hold to use drag-&-drop. i can double click, but can't drag-&-drop.
However, i can use three fingers to drag-&-drop windows position, even files in finder.
Why? how to solve this? I'm using the latest iMac and Mavericks with Magic Trackpad.

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