TR2005-024

Glimpse: A Novel Input Model for Multi-Level Devices


    •  Forlines, C., Shen, C., Buxton, B., "Glimpse: A Novel Input Model for Multi-Level Devices", ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), April 2005, pp. 1375-1378.
      BibTeX TR2005-024 PDF
      • @inproceedings{Forlines2005apr,
      • author = {Forlines, C. and Shen, C. and Buxton, B.},
      • title = {Glimpse: A Novel Input Model for Multi-Level Devices},
      • booktitle = {ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)},
      • year = 2005,
      • pages = {1375--1378},
      • month = apr,
      • isbn = {1-59593-002-7},
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2005-024}
      • }
  • Research Area:

    Human-Computer Interaction

Abstract:

We describe a technique that supports the previewing of navigation, exploration, and editing operations by providing convenient Undo for unsuccessful and/or undesirable actions on multi-level input devices such as touch screens and pen-based computers. By adding a Glimpse state to traditional three-state pressure sensitive input devices, users are able to preview the effects of their editing without committing to them. From this Glimpse state, users can undo their action as easily as they can commit to it, making Glimpse most appropriate for systems in which the user is likely to try out many variations of an edit before finding the right one. Exploration is encouraged as the cumbersome returning to a menu or keyboard to issue an Undo command is eliminated. Glimpse has the added benefits that the negative effects of inconsistencies in the Undo feature within an application are reduced.

 

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    •  NEWS    CHI 2005: 4 publications by Clifton Forlines, Darren Leigh and others
      Date: April 2, 2005
      Where: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
      Brief
      • The papers "CoR2Ds: Context-Rooted Rotatable Draggables for Tabletop Interaction" by Shen, C., Hancock, M.S., Forlines, C. and Vernier, F.D., "Modal Spaces: Spatial Multiplexing to Mediate Direct-Touch Input on Large Displays" by Everitt, K., Shen, C., Ryall, K. and Forlines, C., "QueryLines: Approximate Query for Visual Browsing" by Ryall, K., Lesh, N., Lanning, T., Leigh, D., Miyashita, H. and Makino, S. and "Glimpse: A Novel Input Model for Multi-Level Devices" by Forlines, C., Shen, C. and Buxton, B. were presented at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).
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