BibTex
@inproceedings{Hancock:2004:,
author = {Hancock, Mark and Booth, Kellogg},
title = {Improving menu placement strategies for pen input},
booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2004},
series = {GI 2004},
year = {2004},
issn = {0-89791-213-6},
isbn = {1-56881-227-2},
location = {London, Ontario, Canada},
pages = {221--230},
numpages = {10},
publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
address = {School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada},
}
Abstract
We investigate menu selection in circular and rectangular pop-up menus using stylus-driven direct input on horizontal and vertical display surfaces. An experiment measured performance in a target acquisition task in three different conditions: direct input on a horizontal display surface, direct input on a vertical display and indirect input to a vertical display. The third condition allows comparison of direct and indirect techniques commonly used for vertical displays. The results of the study show that both left-handed and right-handed users demonstrate a consistent, but mirrored pattern of selection times that is corroborated by qualitative measures of user preference. We describe a menu placement strategy for a tabletop display that detects the handedness of the user and displays rectangular pop-up menus. This placement is based on the results of our study.