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Added section "Navigating with a Hand or Stylus"

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 It would be great if those options could apply to a div only (by clicking on it) or on the entire page.
 Reading the news will be more comfortable with such a functionnality.
+== Navigating with a Hand or Stylus ==
+Include an option to turn the mouse pointer into a hand that allows users to grab a page and scroll it similar to Adobe Acrobat's hand tool. Such a feature would be essential for users, like me using a tablet hybrid, who use a stylus instead of a mouse with a clickable scroll wheel.
+* Clicking and holding the right mouse button on an empty field of a web page that is larger than the viewing area would "grab" the page for scrolling.
+* In all other circumstances, the mouse would behave normally. Navigating through links, selecting text, editing within text boxes, clicking buttons, etc. would all be performed as normal.
+* Other operations and features using the hand or stylus could include:
+** Zooming User Interface (ZUI) allowing the user to fluidly zoom in/out of an entire page with either a gesture system or a combination of the mouse pointer and keystrokes.
+** Hiding the scroll bars for a more streamlined natural feel when ZUI is being used.
+** Grabbing and dragging web page objects (images, selected text, the entire page itself, etc.) into other areas within Firefox (address bar, tab, tab bar, favorites icon, text box, etc.) or areas outside Firefox (such as the desktop).
+** Optional pressure sensitivity control for stylus users which would treat the stylus like a regular mouse if light pressure is applied, or like a hand tool to scroll if heavier pressure is applied.