Cabletron Systems 2.2 User Manual

Software Conventions

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Introduction

Figure 1-1. Mouse Buttons

For many mouse operations, this document assumes that the left (primary) mouse 
button is to be used, and references to activating a menu or button will not 
include instructions about which mouse button to use. 

However, in instances in which right (secondary) mouse button functionality is 
available, instructions will explicitly refer to right mouse button usage. Also, in 
situations where you may be switching between mouse buttons in the same area 
or window, instructions may also explicitly refer to both left and right mouse 
buttons.

Instructions to perform a mouse operation include the following terms:

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 means to position the mouse cursor over an area without pressing 

either mouse button.

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 means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then 

press and release the appropriate mouse button. This is most commonly used 
to select or activate objects, such as menus or buttons. 

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 means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated 

target, then press and release the mouse button two times in rapid succession. 
This is commonly used to activate an objectÕs default operation, such as 
opening a window from an icon. Note that there is a distinction made between 
Òclick twiceÓ and Òdouble-click,Ó since Òclick twiceÓ implies a slower motion. 

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 means to position the mouse pointer over the indicated target, then 

press and hold the mouse button until the described action is completed. It is 
often a pre-cursor to Drag operations.

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 means to move the mouse pointer across the screen while holding 

the mouse button down. It is often used for drag-and-drop operations to copy 
information from one window of the screen into another, and to highlight 
editable text.