Hover Widgets: Using the Tracking State to Extend the Capabilities of Pen-Operated Devices
- Tovi Grossman ,
- Ken Hinckley ,
- Patrick Baudisch ,
- Maneesh Agrawala ,
- Ravin Balakrishnan
CHI '06 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Published by ACM
We present Hover Widgets, a new technique for increasing the capabilities of pen-based interfaces. Hover Widgets are implemented by using the pen movements above the display surface, in the tracking state. Short gestures while hovering, followed by a pen down, access the Hover Widgets, which can be used to activate localized interface widgets. By using the tracking state movements, Hover Widgets create a new command layer which is clearly distinct from the input layer of a pen interface. In a formal experiment Hover Widgets were found to be faster than a more traditional command activation technique, and also reduced errors due to divided attention.
Hover Widgets: Using the Tracking State to Extend the Capabilities of Pen-Operated Devices
We present Hover Widgets, a new technique for increasing the capabilities of pen-based interfaces. Hover Widgets are implemented by using the pen movements above the display surface, in the tracking state. Short gestures while hovering, followed by a pen down, access the Hover Widgets, which can be used to activate localized interface widgets. By using the tracking state movements, Hover Widgets create a new command layer which is clearly distinct from the input layer of a pen interface. In a formal experiment Hover Widgets were found to be faster than a more traditional command activation technique, and also reduced errors due to divided attention.