Common Desktop Environment: Style Guide and Certification Checklist

Primary Transfer

 

n/a 

 

 

 

Required 

4-44: 

In an editable collection, BTransfer Click, Control+BTransfer Click, Alt, Copy, and Control+Alt+Insert copy the primary selection to the insertion position. (Note that the insertion position is usually different for mouse and keyboard operations.)  

These operations provide a convenient way for the user to force a copy operation. 

Required 

4-45: 

In an editable collection, Shift+BTransfer Click, Alt+Cut, and Alt+Shift+Delete move the primary selection to the insertion position. (Note that the insertion position is usually different for mouse and keyboard operations.)  

These operations provide a convenient way for the user to force a move operation. 

Required 

4-46: 

In an editable collection, Control+Shift+BTransfer Click places a link to the primary selection at the insertion position.  

Control+Shift+BTransfer provides a convenient way for the user to force a link operation. 

Required 

4-47: 

A Primary Move moves the primary selection as well as the elements selected; that is, the element moved to the destination becomes selected as the primary selection. Primary Copy and Primary Link do not select transferred data at the destination.  

This rule provides the expected treatment of the selection in a move, copy, and link operation.