[PDF][PDF] Fix and float: Object movement by egocentric navigation
GG Robertson, SK Card - Proceedings of the 10th annual ACM …, 1997 - dl.acm.org
GG Robertson, SK Card
Proceedings of the 10th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and …, 1997•dl.acm.orgA common problem in all graphical workspaces is how to move objects from one place to
another'or from one workspace to another. Object movement is used not just to arrange our
work, but also as the means of invoking operations. So, object movement is a key problem.
Yet, the commonly used techniques of dragging and cut and paste are essentially the same
techniques used twenty years ago. They each have some problems, but they get the job
done well enough that new techniques have not been introduced. In this paper, we …
another'or from one workspace to another. Object movement is used not just to arrange our
work, but also as the means of invoking operations. So, object movement is a key problem.
Yet, the commonly used techniques of dragging and cut and paste are essentially the same
techniques used twenty years ago. They each have some problems, but they get the job
done well enough that new techniques have not been introduced. In this paper, we …
A common problem in all graphical workspaces is how to move objects from one place to another’or from one workspace to another. Object movement is used not just to arrange our work, but also as the means of invoking operations. So, object movement is a key problem. Yet, the commonly used techniques of dragging and cut and paste are essentially the same techniques used twenty years ago. They each have some problems, but they get the job done well enough that new techniques have not been introduced.
In this paper, we introduce a new method, called fi and jloat, for moving objects ‘in graphical workspaces. The new method fixes the object (s) to the gaze oil viewpoint, thereby letting the user move objects implicitly while doing egocentric navigation. This new technique is useful in cases
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