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The “prince” technique: Fitts' law and selection using area cursors
Source Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems archive
Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems table of contents
Denver, Colorado, United States
Pages: 273 - 279  
Year of Publication: 1995
ISBN:0-201-84705-1
Authors
Paul Kabbash
William A. S. Buxton
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SIGCHI: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
Publisher
ACM Press/Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.  New York, NY, USA
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Beverly L. Harrison , Gordon Kurtenbach , Kim J. Vicente, An experimental evaluation of transparent user interface tools and information content, Proceedings of the 8th annual ACM symposium on User interface and software technology, p.81-90, November 15-17, 1995, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ken Hinckley, Input technologies and techniques, The human-computer interaction handbook: fundamentals, evolving technologies and emerging applications, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Mahwah, NJ, 2002
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Shumin Zhai, Characterizing computer input with Fitts' law parameters: the information and non-information aspects of pointing, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, v.61 n.6, p.791-809, December 2004
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Edward Lank , Yi-Chun Nikko Cheng , Jaime Ruiz, Endpoint prediction using motion kinematics, Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems, April 28-May 03, 2007, San Jose, California, USA
Daniel Vogel , Patrick Baudisch, Shift: a technique for operating pen-based interfaces using touch, Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems, April 28-May 03, 2007, San Jose, California, USA
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Joona Laukkanen , Poika Isokoski , Kari-Jouko Räihä, The cone and the lazy bubble: two efficient alternatives between the point cursor and the bubble cursor, Proceeding of the twenty-sixth annual SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems, April 05-10, 2008, Florence, Italy
Morten Hertzum , Kasper Hornbík, Input techniques that dynamically change their cursor activation area: A comparison of bubble and cell cursors, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, v.65 n.10, p.833-851, October, 2007
Karyn A. Moffatt , Joanna McGrenere, Slipping and drifting: using older users to uncover pen-based target acquisition difficulties, Proceedings of the 9th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility, October 15-17, 2007, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Michael Ludwig , Reid Priedhorsky , Loren Terveen, Path selection: a novel interaction technique for mapping applications, Proceedings of the 27th international conference on Human factors in computing systems, April 04-09, 2009, Boston, MA, USA
Jacob O. Wobbrock , James Fogarty , Shih-Yen (Sean) Liu , Shunichi Kimuro , Susumu Harada, The angle mouse: target-agnostic dynamic gain adjustment based on angular deviation, Proceedings of the 27th international conference on Human factors in computing systems, April 04-09, 2009, Boston, MA, USA
Feng Wang , Xiangshi Ren, Empirical evaluation for finger input properties in multi-touch interaction, Proceedings of the 27th international conference on Human factors in computing systems, April 04-09, 2009, Boston, MA, USA
Olivier Chapuis , Jean-Baptiste Labrune , Emmanuel Pietriga, DynaSpot: speed-dependent area cursor, Proceedings of the 27th international conference on Human factors in computing systems, April 04-09, 2009, Boston, MA, USA
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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Interaction styles (e.g., commands, menus, forms, direct manipulation)

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Input devices and strategies (e.g., mouse, touchscreen)

  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.3 COMPUTER GRAPHICS
      I.3.6 Methodology and Techniques
          Subjects: Interaction techniques


General Terms:
Algorithms, Design, Experimentation, Performance

Collaborative Colleagues:
Paul Kabbash: colleagues
William A. S. Buxton: colleagues

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