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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Certification Checklist

Browse Technique

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Support the mouse-based browse technique only in select mode, and only when at most one element in a scope can be selected.

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Support the mouse-based browse technique only in normal mode, and only when an element cursor is being used.

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When using the browse technique in select mode, releasing the SELECT button on a selectable element does the following:

  1. Selects that element

  2. Deselects all other elements in the scope

  3. Places the active cursor on that element

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    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:

    1. Selects that element

    2. Deselects all other elements in the scope

    3. Identifies that element as an anchor element for later use in adjustment of the selection

    4. Defines the current selection region to consist of the area taken up by that element

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      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:

      1. The pointer position (mouse-based technique)

      2. The cursor position (keyboard-based technique with a text or graphics cursor)

      3. The center of the element (keyboard-based technique with an element cursor)

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