A view may have only one user selection. When several views co-exist, each may have a user selection, but only one is active, called the current user selection. The user selection is generally highlighted. On the screen, the selection may be highlighted using colors, fonts, graphics, or other mechanisms. Highlighted text is often used by third-party assistive technologies to indicate through speech or Braille output what the user wants to read.
Most screen readers are sensitive to highlight colors.
Both the current focus and the current user selection must be in the same view, called the current view. The current view is generally highlighted when several views co-exist. For example, for navigating among form controls, the focus determines which control has the point of regard. For navigating table cells, the selection determines which cell has the point of regard. When a technique involves the point of regard, it specifies which mechanism is used to designate it.