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Defining Desktop triggers

Defining Desktop triggers

A trigger is a general-purpose method for performing an action specific to a particular icon or window. For instance, if you want an icon to do something when you double-click on it, you should define an action for the activate trigger for that icon.

Some triggers correspond directly to an action by the user, such as clicking once on an icon to select it (the select trigger). These triggers are defined in the Desktop ``trigger table'', which is specified by the Desktop trigger mappings resource. Triggers not defined in the trigger table are commonly used for higher-level functions such as requesting help on an icon, or printing.

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