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Using visual cues to help text entry on PDAs

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Laurent Magnien,

Jean-Léon Bouraoui,

Frédéric VellaAuthors Info & Claims

IHM '03: Proceedings of the 15th Conference on l'Interaction Homme-Machine

Pages 252 - 255

https://doi.org/10.1145/1063669.1063710

Published: 25 November 2003 Publication History

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Text input enhancement is well suited as soon as degraded conditions are encountered, whether due to handicap or use while moving. We propose a novel text input assistance, based on the AZERTY soft keyboard, whose keys are selected one by one thanks to a pointing device. The keys likely to be selected are predicted and contrasted in order to help users visually. We postulate that this kind of help facilitates and accelerates input for novice users under degraded conditions. We have computed the theoretical reduction in time, thanks to the Hick-Hyman law: the theoretical gain, for a novice, is 50%). We plan to further improve help robustness and to carry out empirical validations of the prototype.

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Using visual cues to help text entry on PDAs
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
    1. Personal computers and PC applications
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Graphical user interfaces
      2. Natural language interfaces

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IHM '03: Proceedings of the 15th Conference on l'Interaction Homme-Machine

November 2003

313 pages

ISBN:1581138032

DOI:10.1145/1063669

Conference Chair:
Khaldoun Zreik
GREYC/Modescos, Université de Caen
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LAMIH, Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrsis
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ETIC, Université de Metz

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