Mouse Button Behavior (Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Motif Transition Guide)

Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Motif Transition Guide

The structure of the mouse buttons is very similar in both specifications; however, the difference is significant enough to cause some confusion.

Table 5-1 shows the default left-to-right mapping of the three OPEN LOOK mouse buttons.

Table 5-1 OPEN LOOK Mouse Buttons


BUTTON	Description
SELECT	Specifies an object or manipulates objects and controls, drag
ADJUST	Extends or reduces the number of selected objects
MENU	Displays a menu associated with the pointer location or specified object

The three Motif mouse button assignments, described in Table 5-2 , also start by default with the left mouse button.

Table 5-2 Motif Mouse Buttons


Button	Description
BSelect	Selects, activates, and sets the location cursor, drag
BTransfer	Moves and copies elements, drag and drop transfer. Can be customized to be the OPEN LOOK Adjust button.
BMenu	Displays menus