SlideBar: Analysis of a linear input device
| dc.contributor.author | Chipman, Leslie E. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Bederson, Benjamin B. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Golbeck, Jennifer A. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2004-05-31T23:28:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2004-05-31T23:28:24Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2003-04 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2003-06-04 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The SlideBar is a physical linear input device for absolute position control of one degree of freedom, consisting of a physical slider with a graspable knob positioned near or attached to the keyboard. Its range of motion is directly mapped to a one dimensional input widget such as a scrollbar. The SlideBar provides absolute position control in one dimension, is usable in the non-dominant hand in conjunction with a pointing device, and offers constrained passive haptic feedback. These characteristics make the device appropriate for the common class of tasks characterized by one-dimensional input and constrained range of operation. An empirical study of three devices (SlideBar, mouse controlled scrollbar, and mousewheel) shows that for common scrolling tasks, the SlideBar has a significant advantage over a standard mouse controlled scrollbar in both speed and user preference and an advantage over the mousewheel in user reference. Keywords: : two-handed input, absolute, scrolling mechanisms, input devices, passive constrained haptic feedback (UMIACS-TR-2003-41) (HCIL-2003-15) | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 144775 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/1281 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Tech Reports in Computer Science and Engineering | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | UMIACS Technical Reports | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | UM Computer Science Department; CS-TR-4471 | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | UMIACS; UMIACS-TR-2003-41 | en_US |
| dc.title | SlideBar: Analysis of a linear input device | en_US |
| dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |
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