Quote: use the steering law for trajectory-based tasks; like Fitts' law [»accoJ5_1999]

Quote: drag-and-drop is very useful for simplifying complex software; e.g., placing a field in a database form or report [»millMJ1_1993]

Quote: Apple Desktop Interface paradigms--select object then select action via a menu, or drag an object to another object representing an action [»apple_1987]

Quote: MacDraw has a demonstrational interface for specifying the offset for duplicating an object [»myerBA8_1992]

Quote: drag-and-drop window tag with automatic window rearrangement; if possible, keep window tag visible [»pikeR6_1991a]

Quote: KMS 'move' command attaches an item to the cursor; anything can be done before anchoring the item [»akscRM7_1988a]

Quote: move by cursor attachment eliminates a clipboard with cut and paste

Quote: shift selection identifies an underlined source, release shift inserts it; rapid text moves [»teitW3_1985]

Quote: MOVE (dragging) is the most powerful command in Star; move graphics, formulas, files, mail, printing [»smitDC4_1982]

Quote: can effectively drag an object with eye gaze; was subjectively instantaneous; hard to drag to a blank spot [»jacoRJ4_1990]

Quote: the Mac Finder highlights an icon if it can accept a dragged object

Quote: example of using Garnet's Interactors to implement icon highlighting while dragging [»myerBA7_1990]

Quote: drag a SUIT property to the INFO icon for its data type and textual description [»pausR10_1992]

Quote: perform repetitive formatting by dragging the properties of an object with the right mouse button [»machB3_1992]

Quote: SUIT uses direct manipulation (dragging) of properties; e.g., clicking on a color property produces a selection of colors [»pausR10_1992]

QuoteRef: smitDC6_1975 ;;103 Naming by typing name into mouse then move mouse to some other icon

Quote: Improv's item dispenser--select an item for duplication, click on the dispenser, pull out the desired number of items, tear off and drop [»yageT10_1990]