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Abstract | ||
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We present an empirical analysis of crossing-based dialog boxes. First, we study the spatial constraints required for efficient crossing-based interactions in the case of a simple multi-parameter dialog box. Through a series of 3 tasks, we establish the minimal value of the landing margin, the takeoff margin, and the column width. We also offer an estimation of the role of stroke shape on user performance. After studying the reasons for errors during our experiment, we propose a relaxed crossing semantic that combines aspects of pointing and crossing-based interfaces. To test our design, we compare a naïve dialog box implementation with our new implementation, as well as a standard point-and-click dialog box. Our results reveal that there is not a significant difference between the naïve crossing implementation and the standard point-and-click interface and that the new crossing semantic is faster than both the naïve crossing implementation and the point-and-click interface, despite a higher error rate. Together these two experiments establish that crossing-based dialog boxes can be as spatially efficient and faster than their point-and-click counterpart. Our new semantic provides the first step towards a smooth transition from point-and-click interfaces to crossing-based interfaces. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2008 | 10.1145/1357054.1357307 | CHI |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
crossing-based dialog box,crossing-based interface,new implementation,simple multi-parameter dialog box,optimal parameter,standard point-and-click dialog box,standard point-and-click interface,point-and-click counterpart,efficient crossing-based interaction,point-and-click interface,dialog box implementation,efficient crossing-based dialog box,dialog box,error rate,graphic user interface,smooth transition,graphical user interfaces,interaction design | Dialog box,Takeoff,Interaction design,Computer science,Word error rate,Graphical user interface,Human–computer interaction | Conference |
Citations | PageRank | References |
5 | 0.47 | 12 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Morgan Dixon | 1 | 117 | 5.69 |
| Francois Guimbretière | 2 | 1257 | 83.50 |
| Nicholas Chen | 3 | 200 | 11.18 |