Menus

It is possible to describe typical menu actions as follows :

General case :

Windows 98 case :

MacOS9 case :

Zelda case :

Click on the following links to check on the corresponding actions :

1. Open - samples - analysis
(Win 98 : open menu -- onMouseOver folder -- onMouseRelease folder)
(MacOS9 : open menu -- open item or application)
(Zelda : open menu)

2. onMouseOver folder - samples - analysis
(Win 98 : open menu -- onMouseOver folder -- onMouseRelease folder)
(MacOS9 : onMouseOver item + open Menu + close Menu)
(Zelda : onMouseOver item -- onMouseOver menu)

3. onMouseRelease folder - samples - analysis
(Win 98 : open menu -- onMouseOver folder -- onMouseRelease folder)
(MacOS9 : selecting item then opening item)
(Zelda : changing menu page)

4. onMouseOver item - samples & analysis
(Win 98 : no such sonification)
(MacOS9 : onMouseOver item)
(Zelda : onMouseOver item)

5. onMouseRelease item - accepted - samples - analysis
(Win98 : onMouseRelease item)
(MacOS9 : selecting item then opening item)
(Zelda : assign item)

6. onMouseRelease item - refused
no such sonification in proposed examples

7. close menu - samples & analysis
(Win 98 : no such sonification)
(MacOS 9 : close menu -- close folder)
(Zelda : close menu)

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