Continuous Specification

In cursor control interfaces, a positioning method where the cursor moves steadily in a given direction at a controlled rate until the user signals it to stop. This approach allows precise positioning because the user can halt movement at exactly the desired location, but it is slower than discrete methods because the cursor must travel the full distance pixel by pixel. In speech-based systems, stopping can be triggered by a verbal command ("Stop") or by ceasing a non-verbal vocalization, with the latter being more precise because it avoids speech recognition delays.