About
event in a graphical user interface (GUI) application
Action (or interaction) are the actions that can perform a user (or programmatic client) with the application.
The more action, the more engagement.
In the context of application analytics,
- an action is called an event (or hit).
- and a session is a container for the actions a user takes
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Example
Primitive action
- keyboard actions,
- mouse actions,
- and scroll actions
Complex Action
- Filling out a subscription form
- Watching a video
- Sharing by mail, on social media;
- Making a purchase
- Clicking on a call to action
List
Properties
- time to interactive: the time that the rendering of a UI component will take before it's ready to interact with the user.
Diagram
- UML - Interation Diagram such as
Process
An Event Handler processes the ui action