Research Article
Exploring Optimal Placement of Head-Based Hierarchical Marking Menus on Smartphones
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-031-63992-0_25, author={Sabiha Tahsin Soha and Aritra Mazumder and Forhad Rabbi and Farida Chowdhury and Khalad Hasan}, title={Exploring Optimal Placement of Head-Based Hierarchical Marking Menus on Smartphones}, proceedings={Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services. 20th EAI International Conference, MobiQuitous 2023, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, November 14--17, 2023, Proceedings, Part II}, proceedings_a={MOBIQUITOUS PART 2}, year={2024}, month={7}, keywords={Marking Menus Hierarchical Menus Smartphones}, doi={10.1007/978-3-031-63992-0_25} }- Sabiha Tahsin Soha
Aritra Mazumder
Forhad Rabbi
Farida Chowdhury
Khalad Hasan
Year: 2024
Exploring Optimal Placement of Head-Based Hierarchical Marking Menus on Smartphones
MOBIQUITOUS PART 2
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-63992-0_25
Abstract
Studies have shown that hierarchical marking menus, which allow for the navigation of menu items through a hierarchy, are faster at accessing items compared to traditional menus. Though hierarchical marking menus have been studied in non-touch-based input methods for smart devices (such as gaze-based input with VR), little is known about optimal menu placement in hierarchical structures for smartphones. In this paper, we investigate the optimal placement of subsequent marking menus within a menu hierarchy utilizing head-based input on smartphones. We examine how to position a second menu by considering the distances and directions from the first menu while examining two selection techniques: Dwell and Border Crossing. Results from a user study involving menu item selection tasks reveal that users are faster at selecting items when the second menu partially overlaps the first menu and appears in the direction where the target in the first menu is located. Furthermore, results showed that while Dwell was slower than Border Crossing, it resulted in significantly fewer errors in selecting items in the hierarchical menu. Based on these findings, we provide design guidelines for placing menus in the hierarchical marking menu setting.
