Name
Abstract | ||
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Tablet PCs are gaining popularity, but many users, particularly older ones, still struggle with pen-based interaction. One type of error, drifting, occurs when users accidentally hover over an adjacent menu, causing their focus menu to close and the adjacent one to open. In this paper, we propose two approaches to address drifting. The first, tap, requires an explicit tap to switch menus, and thus, eliminates the possibility of a drift. The second, glide, uses a distance threshold to delay switching, and thereby reduce the likelihood of a drift. We performed a comparative evaluation of our approaches with a control interface. Tap was effective at reducing drifts for both groups, but it was only popular among older users. Glide surprisingly did not show any performance improvement. Additional research is needed to determine if the negative findings for glide are a result of the particular threshold used, or reflect a fundamental flaw in the glide approach. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2008 | 10.1145/1414471.1414483 | ASSETS |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
focus menu,distance threshold,particular threshold,older user,pen-based menu navigation,comparative evaluation,older adult,fundamental flaw,control interface,adjacent menu,tablet pcs,additional research,inclusive design,universal usability | Target acquisition,Computer science,Popularity,Universal design,Universal usability,Human–computer interaction,Multimedia,Performance improvement | Conference |
Citations | PageRank | References |
4 | 0.42 | 22 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karyn Moffatt | 1 | 263 | 23.31 |
| Sandra Yuen | 2 | 30 | 2.02 |
| Joanna McGrenere | 3 | 985 | 93.42 |