This study presents the Adaptive Hybrid Cursor, a novel target acquisition technique for pen-based interfaces. To assist a user in a target selection task, this technique automatically adapts the size of the cursor and/or its contexts (the target size and the selection background) based on pen pressure input.? We systematically evaluated the new technique with various 2D target acquisition tasks. The experimental results indicated that the Adaptive Hybrid Cursor had better selection performance, and was particularly effective for small-target and high-density environments.

Publications:

Ren, X., Yin, J., Li, Y., and Zhao, S. 2007. The Adaptive Hybrid Cursor: A Pressure-based Target Selection Technique for Pen-based User Interfaces. To appear in Proceedings of INTERACT 2007. PDF  

  

This study present a novel zoom-based technique with pressure (hereafter referred to as “ZWPS”) is proposed to improve small target selection in penbased interfaces. In this technique pressure is used as a switch mode to couple a standard pointing technique and a zoomable technique together. ZWPS allows both precise and normal selections. We conducted an experiment to examine the effectiveness of ZWPS. The experimental results indicate that ZWPS significantly enhance small target selections.

Publications:

Yin, J., and Ren, X. 2007. ZWPS: A Hybrid Selection Technique for Small Target Acquisition in Pen-Based Interfaces. In Proceedings of INTERACT 2007. pp.503-506.

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