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NAMEArea Adjust Click Technique — Reference DescriptionThe area adjust click technique is an adjustment selection
technique in which an area of elements already identified as the
current selection region can be adjusted by identifying an adjustment
point. - Mouse-based area adjust click
technique
Click the ADJUST button at the adjustment point. - Keyboard-based area adjust click technique
With the cursor at the adjustment point, press the
Shift Select,
Shift Space
(unless in text), or Ctrl Shift
Space keys.
When to Use- Recommended
Support the area adjust click technique as an alternative
to the area adjust swipe technique when the area adjust swipe technique
is too cumbersome to use.
Guidelines- Required
When using the area adjust click technique, and
the adjustment policy is to reselect: Determine the new selection region
to be the area determined by the anchor point and the adjustment
point. Enlarge the new selection region to include the
anchor element or anchor region, if indicated by the anchor inclusion
policy. Enlarge the new selection region, if indicated by
the end-point inclusion policy, to include the element, if any,
at the adjustment point.
- Required
When using the area adjust click technique, and
the adjustment policy is to enlarge, make the new selection region
larger than the following: The current selection region The region determined using the reselect adjustment
policy
- Required
When using the area adjust click technique, and
the adjustment policy is to balance: Move (if necessary) the anchor point
so that it is at the corner of the current selection region farthest
from the adjustment point. Determine the new selection region to be the area
determined by the new anchor point and the adjustment point. Enlarge the new selection region to include the
anchor element or anchor region, if the anchor point is unchanged
and if indicated by the anchor inclusion policy. Enlarge the new selection region, if indicated by
the end-point inclusion policy, to include the element, if any,
at the adjustment point.
- Required
If the current selection region does not include
an anchor element, or if the anchor element is no longer in the
selection region, identify the anchor element to be the element,
if any, in the region nearest the anchor point. - Required
After a mouse-based area adjust click technique
is used, place the active cursor as follows: If it is a text or graphics cursor,
at the point at which the ADJUST button was clicked If the selection region contains one or more elements,
on some element within the selection region If neither of the above, on the currently cursored
element in the selection scope
Essential Related TopicsFor more information, see the Adjustment Techniques,
Selection Policies,
and Selection Techniques
reference pages. Supplemental Related TopicsFor more information, see the Area Adjust Swipe Technique,
Area Click Technique,
Area Swipe Technique,
Range
Adjust Click Technique, Selection Models,
Selection Modes, and
Touch
Adjust Click Technique reference
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