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Imagine you are exploring a GUI-based application. Do you intentionally and consciously mix up how you drive your way though the application? Or do you drive by instinct, reaching for the mouse or keyboard out of habit?
Changing up the way you navigate through a GUI is important. If you never use a mouse, you won’t notice any surprises related to clicking or hovering over controls. If you never navigate a web application using the browser history, you won’t notice surprises related to clicking the browser’s Back button. If you never copy and paste instead of typing, you won’t notice if copying and pasting values fails to trigger the validation rules in a field.
As you navigate a GUI, take note of all the ways you can accomplish ...
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