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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