Reasoning and Advantages of Context Sensitivity
The primary reason for introducing context sensitivity is to simplify the user interface. Advantages include :
- Reduced number of commands required to be known to the user for a given level of productivity.
- Reduced number of clicks or keystrokes required to carry out a given operation.
- Allows consistent behaviour to be pre-programmed or altered by the user.
- Reduces the number of options to be on screen at one time (i.e. "clutter").
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