2 papers
cs.HC2023
A foolish consistency? Aligning interface objects hinders location recall and may induce collinear errors
Peter Zelchenko, Li Xiangqian, Fu Xiaohan +2
During our nearly constant use of digital devices, perhaps our most frequent need is to visually identify icons representing our content and invoke the actions to manipulate them.…
cs.HC2020
Display object alignment may influence location recall in unexpected ways
Peter Zelchenko, Xiaohan Fu, Xiangqian Li +2
There is a presumption in human-computer interaction that laying out menus and most other material in neat rows and columns helps users get work done. The rule has been so implicit…