On the Problem of Selecting Interaction Objects

This paper examines, gathers, and reviews global knowledge about selection rules for choosing interaction objects. This analysis allows to define: (i) the premisses of selection rules in terms of attributes from an object-oriented data model, (ii) the conclusions in terms of abstract interaction objects from an object-oriented model, and (iii) a generalized definition of selection rules. It finally endeavours to provide a more complete set of selection rules for elementary, composite, and specific data.