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  2. Cursor (user interface) - Wikipedia

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    Cursor is Latin for 'runner'. A cursor is a name given to the transparent slide engraved with a hairline used to mark a point on a slide rule. The term was then transferred to computers through analogy. Cursor on a slide rule. On 14 November 1963, while attending a conference on computer graphics in Reno, Nevada, Douglas Engelbart of ...

  3. Wikipedia:User page design guide/Style - Wikipedia

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    First, create a user subpage (described in this section) titled "User:Example User/Header" Then, copy the following code into the subpage and change the parts in all caps (e.g.: "COLOR OF TEXT" and "HEADER TEXT YOU WANT") Transclude the header onto your user page (type the full name of the subpage inside double curly brackets) {{like this}}

  4. List of graphical user interface elements - Wikipedia

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    Selection of an area by using cursor. A selection is a list of items on which user operations will take place. The user typically adds items to the list manually, although the computer may create a selection automatically. Adjustment handle. A handle is an indicator of a starting point for a drag and drop operation. Usually the pointer shape ...

  5. Attach or insert files, images, GIFs and emojis in New AOL Mail

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    Once you've composed your message, place the cursor where you'd like to insert an image. Click the Image icon. - Your computer's file manager will open. Find and select the image file you'd like to insert. Alternatively, you may drag and drop an image from your computer directly into the body of the message.

  6. Google Earth - Wikipedia

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    Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery.The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles.

  7. Mouse tracking - Wikipedia

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    Mouse tracking (also known as cursor tracking) is the use of software to collect users' mouse cursor positions on the computer. [1] This goal is to automatically gather richer information about what people are doing, typically to improve the design of an interface. Often this is done on the Web and can supplement eye tracking in some situations.

  8. Computer mouse - Wikipedia

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    The cursor will move slowly on the screen, with good precision. When the movement of the mouse passes the value set for some threshold, the software will start to move the cursor faster, with a greater rate factor. Usually, the user can set the value of the second rate factor by changing the "acceleration" setting.

  9. Caret navigation - Wikipedia

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    Caret navigation. A caret flashing in a text entry box. In computing, caret navigation (or caret browsing) [1] [2] is a kind of keyboard navigation where a caret (also known as a ‘text cursor’, ‘text insertion cursor’, or ‘text selection cursor’) is used to navigate within a text document.