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KMStopic: point-and-click user interface

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KMSgroup:
hypertext navigation
KMStopic:
KMS items
KMStopic:
KMS items as links
KMStopic:
rapid navigation in hypertext
Subtopic: point-click 2x faster than menus, 90% of KMS commands up

KMSquote: 90% of KMS commands are point-and-click, indicates both object and operation [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: 90% of user interaction in KMS is point-and-click; twice as fast as menus [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS 'back' command is a mouse button on empty space; twice as fast as menu [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: larger size of linked items reduces pointing time for quick browsing [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: white space around items make them easy to recognize, eg, for mouse [»akscRM7_1988, OK]

Subtopic: direct manipulation with mouse, e.g., 'move' and navigation with three-button up

KMSquote: KMS uses direct manipulation by a three-button mouse
KMSquote: move, copy, and delete links by direct manipulation of items [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS 'move' for rearranging text and documents, moving data between files, etc [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS 'move' command drags item from frame to frame; eliminates clipboard [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS navigation by pointing at item and clicking left mouse button [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS editor and navigator are combined by clicking mouse buttons or typing [»akscRM7_1988, OK]

Subtopic: context-sensitive point-click up

KMSquote: KMS uses a context_sensitive cursor for point-and-click operations [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS cursor includes labels for mouse buttons, used by both novice and expert [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: click on items (with solid circles) to invoke program attached to item
[»akscRM7_1988, OK]

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KMSgroup: hypertext navigation   (4 topics, 55 quotes)
KMStopic: KMS items (5 items)
KMStopic: KMS items as links (21 items)
KMStopic: rapid navigation in hypertext
(24 items)

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