Improving navigation interaction in digital documents

ABSTRACT

This paper investigates novel interactions for supporting within-document navigation. We focus on one specific interaction: the following of figure references. Through this interaction we illuminate factors also found in other forms of navigation. Three alternative interactions for supporting figure navigation are described and evaluated through a user study. Experimentation proves the advantages of our interaction design, and the degree to which the interaction of existing reader software can be improved.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.7 Digital Libraries
          Subjects: User issues

General Terms:
Human Factors

Keywords:
computer-human interaction, document readers