Because right click is a common and known action for applications.
We've seen it and used it a number of times in RIA and web-based
applications. In fact, we've seen participants look for it in web-
based applications that look more like desktop applications. They
actually start looking for desktop behavior.
On Feb 10, 2009, at 4:42 PM, Vishal Iyer wrote:
I would generally avoid right clicks on the web, even for enterprise
tools.
Why make the user right click when contextual menus can be shown on a
'regular/ left' click? If you have multiple actions- use the hover/
mouse
over state to differentiate.
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-Vishal
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