To Click or Not to Click: A Comparison of Two Target-Selection Methods for HCI

Michael Bohan; Alex Chaparro

doi:10.1145/286498.286707

To Click or Not to Click: A Comparison of Two Target-Selection Methods for HCI

Michael Bohan, Alex Chaparro

Wichita State University

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Abstract

This paper reports a preliminary investigation of different methods for target selection on a computer screen using a mouse. Specifically, an experiment compared the standard point-and-click method to a mouse-over method, whereby the target was automatically selected after the cursor and target were superpositioned for 200 ms. Results indicated that the mouse-over method resulted in a significant reduction in target-acquisition time across a range of target widths. The implication of these findings to task optimization are then considered.

Original language	American English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/286498.286707
State	Published - Apr 1998
Externally published	Yes
Event	CHI '98: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Los Angeles, CA Duration: Apr 1 1998 → …

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Conference	CHI '98: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Period	4/1/98 → …

Keywords

computer mouse
target selection
mouse-over
human-computer interface

Disciplines

Computer Sciences
Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces

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