NAME
Browse Technique — Reference
Description
The browse technique is an individual selection technique
in which the last element touched by the pointer or cursor is selected
or deselected. The following describes the steps for mouse-based
and keyboard-based techniques:
- Mouse-based browse technique
Press the SELECT button
anywhere within the scope.
Release the SELECT button on an element in the scope.
- Keyboard-based browse technique
Use the navigation keys to move a cursor to an element
in the scope.
When to Use
- Required
Support the mouse-based browse technique only in
select mode, and only when at most one element in a scope can be
selected.
- Required
Support the mouse-based browse technique only in
normal mode, and only when an element cursor is being used.
Guidelines
Mouse-Based Browse Technique
- Required
When using the browse technique in select mode,
releasing the SELECT button on a selectable element does the following:
Deselects all other elements in the scope
Places the active cursor on that element
- Recommended
When using the browse technique, moving the pointer
over a selectable element while pressing the SELECT button provides
additional feedback about the element.
Keyboard-Based Browse Technique
- Required
Using a navigation key to move the active cursor
within a selection scope in normal mode that results in an element
cursor being placed on a selectable element does the following:
Deselects all other elements in the scope
Identifies that element as an anchor element for
later use in adjustment of the selection
Defines the current selection region to consist
of the area taken up by that element
- Required
Using a navigation key to move the active cursor
within a selection scope in normal mode that results in an element
cursor being placed on a selectable element identifies a point as
an anchor point for later use in adjustment of the selection. That
point is one of the following:
The pointer position (mouse-based
technique)
The cursor position (keyboard-based technique with
a text or graphics cursor)
The center of the element (keyboard-based technique
with an element cursor)
Essential Related Topics
For more information, see the Adjustment Techniques,
Selection Modes, and
Selection Techniques
reference pages.
Supplemental Related Topics
For more information, see the Point Technique, Selection Models,
and Selection Policies
reference pages.
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