Tracking menus
Tracking menus
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跟踪菜单
DOI：
10.1145/964696.964704
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发表时间：
2003
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通讯作者：
G. Kurtenbach
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作者：
G. Fitzmaurice;Azam Khan;Rob Pieké;W. Buxton;G. Kurtenbach
我们描述了一种新型的图形用户界面小部件，称为“跟踪菜单”。跟踪菜单由一组图形按钮组成，与传统菜单一样，可以在菜单内移动光标以选择项目并与之交互。然而，与传统菜单不同的是，当光标触及菜单边缘时，菜单会移动以继续跟踪光标。因此，菜单始终位于光标下方并触手可及。在本文中，我们定义了跟踪菜单的行为，展示了小部件的独特功能，展示了各种示例，并讨论了设计特征。我们详细研究了一种跟踪菜单设计，报告了可用性研究以及我们将该技术集成到平板电脑商业应用程序中的经验。虽然平板电脑上存在用户界面问题（例如阻止使用笔往返工具选项板、启发跟踪菜单），但该设计也适用于标准鼠标和键盘配置。
We describe a new type of graphical user interface widget, known as a "tracking menu." A tracking menu consists of a cluster of graphical buttons, and as with traditional menus, the cursor can be moved within the menu to select and interact with items. However, unlike traditional menus, when the cursor hits the edge of the menu, the menu moves to continue tracking the cursor. Thus, the menu always stays under the cursor and close at hand.In this paper we define the behavior of tracking menus, show unique affordances of the widget, present a variety of examples, and discuss design characteristics. We examine one tracking menu design in detail, reporting on usability studies and our experience integrating the technique into a commercial application for the Tablet PC. While user interface issues on the Tablet PC, such as preventing round trips to tool palettes with the pen, inspired tracking menus, the design also works well with a standard mouse and keyboard configuration.