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Chapter 10 - Behaviors
This chapter describes the aspects of the Macintosh interface that are essential to its "feel." It covers the interaction between the user and the computer, detailing how the computer should respond. This chapter contains information about the mouse and the pointer, the keyboard, and the behavior of different types of objects such as text, graphics, and arrays. It discusses the behaviors associated with the primary user input devices--the mouse and keyboard. It also describes responses generated by your application, such as selection behavior and keyboard navigation through lists.
Chapter Contents
- The Pointing Device
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- Mouse Actions
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- Clicking
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- Double-Clicking
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- Pressing
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- Dragging
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- The Keyboard
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- Character Keys
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- Enter
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- Tab
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- Return
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- Delete (or Backspace)
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- Clear
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- Escape
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- Modifier Keys
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- Shift
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- Caps Lock
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- Option
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- Command
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- Control
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- Type-Ahead and Auto-Repeat
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- International Keyboards
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- Arrow Keys
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- Appropriate Uses for the Arrow Keys
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- Moving the Insertion Point
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- Moving the Insertion Point in Empty Documents
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- Using Modifier Keys With Arrow Keys
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- Function Keys
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- Help
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- Forward Delete (Del)
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- Home
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- End
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- Page Up
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- Page Down
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- Selecting
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- Selection Methods
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- Selection by Clicking
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- Selection by Dragging
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- Changing a Selection With Shift-Click
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- Changing a Selection With Command-Click
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- Selections in Text
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- Selecting With the Mouse
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- Selecting Ranges
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- Selecting With the Arrow Keys
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- Selections in Graphics
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- Selections in Arrays and Tables
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- Editing Text
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- Inserting Text
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- Deleting Text
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- Replacing a Selection
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- Intelligent Cut and Paste
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- Editing Fields
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