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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Certification Checklist



Point Technique

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When the user is using the point technique in select mode and presses or clicks the SELECT button on a selectable element and then releases SELECT on the same element:

  1. Select that element.

  2. Deselect all other elements in the scope.

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    When using the point technique in select mode and the user clicks the SELECT button in the background of a selection scope, deselect all elements in the scope.

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    When the user is using the point technique in select mode and presses Ctrl SELECT in place of SELECT, select as if toggle mode were in use.

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    When the user is using the point technique in toggle mode and presses or clicks the SELECT button on a selectable element and then releases SELECT on the same element, toggle the selection state of that element.

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    Allow the point technique in toggle mode to select an element as follows:

    1. If only one element at a time may be selected in a scope, deselect the currently selected element (if any) in the scope.

    2. If any number of elements can be selected in the scope, do not change the selection state of the other elements.

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      When the user is using the point technique in toggle mode and clicks the SELECT button in the background of a selection scope, it should have no effect on the selection state of the elements in the scope.

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      When the user is using the point technique in normal mode while the active cursor is on a selectable element and presses Select, Space (unless in text), or Ctrl Space:

      1. Select that element.

      2. Deselect all other elements in the scope.

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        When the user is using the point technique in normal mode, if the active cursor is in the background of a selection scope and the user presses Select, Space (unless in text), or Ctrl Space, deselect all elements in the scope.

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        When the user is using the point technique in add mode while the active cursor is on a selectable element and presses Select, Space (unless in text), or Ctrl Space, toggle the selection state of that element.

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        Allow the point technique in add mode to select an element as follows:

        1. If only one element at a time may be selected in a scope, deselect the currently selected element (if any) in the scope.

        2. If selections are required to be contiguous, deselect all other elements in the scope.

        3. If any number of elements can be selected in the scope, do not change the selection state of the other elements.

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          When the user is using the point technique in add mode while the active cursor is in the background of a selection scope and presses Select, Space (unless in text), or Ctrl Space:

          1. If selections are required to be contiguous, deselect all elements in the scope.

          2. If selections may be discontiguous, do not change the selection state of the elements in the scope.

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            When the user performs the point technique on a selectable element:

            1. Identify that element as an anchor element for later use in adjustment of the selection.

            2. Define the current selection region to consist of that element.

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              When the user uses the point technique on a selectable element, identify a point as an anchor point for later use in adjustment of the selection. That point should be:

              1. The pointer position, for the mouse-based technique

              2. The cursor position, for the keyboard-based technique with a text or graphics cursor

              3. The center of the element, for the keyboard-based technique with an element cursor

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                When the user uses the point technique in the background of a selection scope:

                1. Identify that point as an anchor point for later use in adjustment of the selection.

                2. Define the current selection region to be empty.

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                  After a mouse-based point technique, place the active cursor as follows:

                  1. At the anchor point, if it can be placed there

                  2. On the anchor element, if using an element cursor

                  3. Where the cursor previously was in the scope, if there is no anchor element

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