Curve dial: Eyes-free parameter entry for GUIs
Curve dial: Eyes-free parameter entry for GUIs
In this demonstration, we introduce curve dial a technique designed to extend gesture-based interactions like FlowMenus with eyes-free parameter entry. FlowMenus, let users enter numerical parameters with dialing strokes surrounding the center of a radial menu. This centering requires users to keep their eyes on the Menu in order to align the pen with its center before initiating a gesture. Curve dial instead tracks the curvature of the path created by the pen: since curvature is location-independent, curvature dialging does not require users to keep track of the menu center and is therefore eyes-free. We demonstrate curvature dial with the example of a simple application that allows users to scroll through a document eyes-free.
Dialing, Eyes-free, FlowMenus, Marking menus
1146-1147
Schraefel, M. C.
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Smith, Grham
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Baudisch, Patrick
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2 April 2005
Schraefel, M. C.
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Smith, Grham
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Baudisch, Patrick
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Schraefel, M. C., Smith, Grham and Baudisch, Patrick
(2005)
Curve dial: Eyes-free parameter entry for GUIs.
In CHI'05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA'05.
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(doi:10.1145/1056808.1056855).
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Abstract
In this demonstration, we introduce curve dial a technique designed to extend gesture-based interactions like FlowMenus with eyes-free parameter entry. FlowMenus, let users enter numerical parameters with dialing strokes surrounding the center of a radial menu. This centering requires users to keep their eyes on the Menu in order to align the pen with its center before initiating a gesture. Curve dial instead tracks the curvature of the path created by the pen: since curvature is location-independent, curvature dialging does not require users to keep track of the menu center and is therefore eyes-free. We demonstrate curvature dial with the example of a simple application that allows users to scroll through a document eyes-free.
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Published date: 2 April 2005
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Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2005, , Portland, OR, United States, 2005-04-02 - 2005-04-07
Keywords:
Dialing, Eyes-free, FlowMenus, Marking menus
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/500629
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M. C. Schraefel
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Grham Smith
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Patrick Baudisch
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