Using strokes as command shortcuts: Cognitive benefits and toolkit support

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2289-2298

  Appert, Caroline ^a,b   Zhai, Shumin ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gesture; Shortcuts; Stroke; Toolkit

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT; GESTURE; KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS; SHORTCUTS; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; STROKE; TOOLKIT; TOOLKIT SUPPORT;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84892450469     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1518701.1519052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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