diff --git a/Gleeson_paper.tex b/Gleeson_paper.tex index 1263fa8..d615d71 100755 --- a/Gleeson_paper.tex +++ b/Gleeson_paper.tex @@ -1,109 +1,52 @@ -% Template article for preprint document class `elsart' -% with harvard style bibliographic references -% SP 2001/01/05 +\documentclass[a4paper]{article} -\documentclass[reviewcopy]{elsart} - -% Use the option doublespacing or reviewcopy to obtain double line spacing -% \documentclass[doublespacing]{elsart} - -% the natbib package allows both number and author-year (Harvard) -% style referencing; \usepackage{natbib} - -% if you use PostScript figures in your article -% use the graphics package for simple commands -% \usepackage{graphics} -% or use the graphicx package for more complicated commands +\usepackage[dvips,margin=3cm]{geometry} \usepackage{graphicx} -% or use the epsfig package if you prefer to use the old commands -% \usepackage{epsfig} - -% The amssymb package provides various useful mathematical symbols \usepackage{amssymb} - - \usepackage{units} \usepackage{url} \usepackage{flafter} +\title{\textbf{Assessing the efficacy of a touch screen overlay as a selection +device for typical GUI targets}} +\author{M.\ GLEESON\dag, N.\ STANGER\thanks{Corresponding author. Email nstanger@infoscience.otago.ac.nz.} \dag\ and E.\ FERGUSON\ddag} +\date{\dag Department of Information Science, \\ + \ddag Department of Human Nutrition, \\ + University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand} + \begin{document} -\begin{frontmatter} +\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{2} -% Title, authors and addresses +\maketitle -% use the thanksref command within \title, \author or \address for footnotes; -% use the corauthref command within \author for corresponding author footnotes; -% use the ead command for the email address, -% and the form \ead[url] for the home page: -% \title{Title\thanksref{label1}} -% \thanks[label1]{} -% \author{Name\corauthref{cor1}\thanksref{label2}} -% \ead{email address} -% \ead[url]{home page} -% \thanks[label2]{} -% \corauth[cor1]{} -% \address{Address\thanksref{label3}} -% \thanks[label3]{} +\begin{quotation} + \noindent In this paper we investigate the efficacy of a touch + screen overlay compared to a mouse, when selecting typical graphical + user interface (GUI) items in a desktop information system. A series + of tests were completed involving multi-directional point and select + tasks, and the results for both devices compared. The results showed + that the touch screen overlay was not suitable for selecting GUI + targets smaller than \unit[4]{mm}. The touch screen overlay was + slower and had a higher error rate than the mouse, but there was no + significant difference in throughput. Testers rated the mouse easier + to use and to make accurate selections, while the touch screen + overlay resulted in greater arm, wrist and finger fatigue. These + results suggest that a touch screen overlay is not a practical + selection device for desktop interfaces with small GUI targets. +\end{quotation} -\title{Assessing the efficacy of a touch screen overlay as a selection -device for typical GUI targets} - -% use optional labels to link authors explicitly to addresses: -% \author[label1,label2]{} -% \address[label1]{} -% \address[label2]{} - -\author[info]{Matthew Gleeson}, -\ead{matt\_gleeson@xtra.co.nz} -\author[info]{Nigel Stanger\corauthref{cor}}, -\ead{nstanger@infoscience.otago.ac.nz} -\corauth[cor]{Corresponding author. Tel.: +64-3-479-8179; fax: +64-3-479-8311} -\author[hunt]{Elaine Ferguson} -\ead{elaine.ferguson@stonebow.otago.ac.nz} - -\address[info]{Department of Information Science,} -\address[hunt]{Department of Human Nutrition, \\ University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand} - - -\begin{abstract} - -In this paper we investigate the efficacy of a touch screen overlay -compared to a mouse, when selecting typical graphical user interface -(GUI) items in a desktop information system. A series of tests were -completed involving multi-directional point and select tasks, and the -results for both devices compared. The results showed that the touch -screen overlay was not suitable for selecting GUI targets smaller than -\unit[4]{mm}. The touch screen overlay was slower and had a higher error -rate than the mouse, but there was no significant difference in -throughput. Testers rated the mouse easier to use and to make accurate -selections, while the touch screen overlay resulted in greater arm, -wrist and finger fatigue. These results suggest that a touch screen -overlay is not a practical selection device for desktop interfaces with -small GUI targets. - -\end{abstract} - -\begin{keyword} -Touch screen overlay \sep -Mouse \sep -Selection device \sep -Fitts' Law \sep -Performance evaluation \sep -GUI item -\end{keyword} - -\end{frontmatter} +\begin{quotation} + \noindent \emph{Keywords:} Touch screen overlay; Mouse; Selection + device; Fitts' Law; Performance evaluation; GUI item +\end{quotation} % main text \newcommand{\ISOnine}{ISO 9241-9} -\newpage - - \section{Introduction} \label{sec-introduction} @@ -938,7 +881,7 @@ % produces (e.g. Barnes et al. 1976, Ch. 2). \bibliographystyle{elsart-harv} -\bibliography{IwC_paper} +\bibliography{Gleeson_paper} % \begin{thebibliography}{} % \bibitem[Names(Year)]{label} or \bibitem[Names(Year)Long names]{label}.