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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Touch Adjust Click Technique

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Description

The touch adjust click technique is an adjustment selection technique in which a set of elements already identified as the current selection region can be extended by identifying an element to be added to the set. The following describes the steps for mouse-based and keyboard-based techniques:

Mouse-based touch adjust click technique
Click the ADJUST button on the adjustment element.

Keyboard-based touch adjust click technique
With the cursor on the adjustment element, press Shift Select, Shift Space (unless in text), or Ctrl Shift Space.

When to Use

Recommended
Support the touch adjust click technique whenever you support the touch adjust swipe technique.

Guidelines

Required
When the user presses the ADJUST button or presses Shift Select, Shift Space (unless in text), or Ctrl Shift Space, add the adjustment element to the current selection region.

Required
If the current selection region did not previously define an anchor point, define it to be the adjustment element.

Required
After the user uses a mouse-based touch adjust click technique, place the active cursor on one of the following:

  1. If it is a graphics cursor, at the point at which the ADJUST button was clicked

  2. On the adjustment element

    3. Essential Related Topics

    For more information, see the Adjustment Techniques and Selection Techniques reference pages.

    Supplemental Related Topics

    For more information, see the Area Adjust Click Technique, Range Adjust Click Technique, Selection Models, Selection Modes, Selection Policies, Touch Adjust Swipe Technique, and Touch Swipe Technique reference pages.

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