Some Design Refinements and Principles on the Appearance and Behavior of
Marking Menus
Mark A. Tapia
Department of Computer Science
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A1
Tel.: 1 416 925 3953
E-mail:markt@dgp.utoronto.ca
Gordon Kurtenbach
Alias Research Ltd.
110 Richmond St. E
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5C 1P1
Tel.: 1 416 362 8558
E-mail:gkurtenbach@alias.com
This paper describes some design refinements on marking menus and shows how
these refinements embody interesting and relevant design principles for HCI.
These refinements are based on the design principles of: (1) maintaining
visual context, (2) hiding unnecessary information, and (3) supporting skill
development by graphical feedback. The result is a new graphical
representation and a more effective form of visual feedback and behavior
for marking menus.
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