Buttons vs. menus: An exploratory study of pull-down menu selection as compared to button bars

dc.contributor.authorEllis, Jasonen_US
dc.contributor.authorTran, Chien_US
dc.contributor.authorRyoo, Jakeen_US
dc.contributor.authorShneiderman, Benen_US
dc.date.accessioned2004-05-31T21:03:12Z
dc.date.available2004-05-31T21:03:12Z
dc.date.created1995-06en_US
dc.date.issued1998-10-15en_US
dc.description.abstractButton bars are a relatively new interaction method intended to speed up application use as compared to pull-down menus. This exploratory study compares three command selection methods: pull-down menus, button bars, and user choice of pull-down menus or button bars. Effectiveness was measured in two ways: speed of selection and error rate. 15 participants performed 15 word processor related tasks. Results show that in frequently used functions, such as character attribute selection (bold, italic, u nderline, etc.), button bars are faster. There were no statistically significant differences in error rates between the three interaction methods. (Also cross-referenced as CAR-TR-764)en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/428
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtTech Reports in Computer Science and Engineeringen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtComputer Science Department Technical Reportsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUM Computer Science Department; CS-TR-3452en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCAR-TR-764en_US
dc.titleButtons vs. menus: An exploratory study of pull-down menu selection as compared to button barsen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US

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