In search of effective text input interfaces for off the desktop computing

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 229-250

  Zhai, Shumin ^a   Kristensson, Per Ola ^a   Smith, Barton A ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gesture; Mobile; Off desktop computing; Pervasive; Shorthand; Stylus; Text input; Virtual keyboard

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

OFF DESKTOP COMPUTING; SHORTHAND; TEXT INPUT; VIRTUAL KEYBOARDS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 17744394068     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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