mouse ear

n 1: small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers

[syn: {forget-me-not}, {Myosotis scorpiodes}]

2: any of various plants related to the common chickweed [syn:

{mouse-ear chickweed}, {mouse eared chickweed}, {clammy

chickweed}, {chickweed}]

mouse ahead

The {point-and-click} analog of "{type ahead}". To manipulate

a computer's pointing device (almost always a mouse in this

usage, but not necessarily) and its selection or command

buttons before a computer program is ready to accept such

input, in anticipation of the program accepting the input.

Handling this properly is rare, but it can help make a {WIMP

environment} much more usable, assuming the users are familiar

with the behaviour of the user interface.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-12-05)