Pointing and Cursors

Types and Properties of Pointing Devices

Absolute and Relative Positioning

Control-Display Gain

Mouse Acceleration Curves

Cursor Hotspots and Hit Testing

Hover States and Their Absence on Touchscreens

Single and Double Click

Drag and Drop

Marquee and Rubber-Band Selection

Right-Click Context Menus

Scroll Wheels and Inertial Scrolling

Target Snapping and Sticky Targets

Area Cursors and Bubble Cursors

Side Effects of Pointing Assistance

Pointing Device Metrics and Throughput

Trackpads and Indirect Touch

Trackballs and Pointing Sticks

Gamepad Joystick Pointing

Cursor Shapes as State Expression

Hover Delay and False Activation

Mouse Button Count and Semantic Allocation

Drag Thresholds and Intent Classification

Two-Finger and Horizontal Scrolling

Multi-Cursor and Multi-User Pointing