An evaluation of jump-ahead techniques in menu selection
Title | An evaluation of jump-ahead techniques in menu selection |
Publication Type | Journal Articles |
Year of Publication | 1987 |
Authors | Laverson A, Norman K, Shneiderman B |
Journal | Behaviour & Information Technology |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 97 - 108 |
Date Published | 1987/// |
ISBN Number | 0144-929X |
Abstract | Menu selection systems provide a means of selecting operations and retrieving information which requires little training and reduces the need for memorizing complex command sequences. However, a major disadvantage of many menu selection systems is that experienced users cannot traverse the menu tree significantly faster than novices. A common solution to this problem is to provide the menu selection system with a jump-ahead capability.The purpose of this research was to evaluate two jump-ahead methods (type-ahead and direct-access). In the type-ahead method the user anticipates a selection on each of several successive menus and enters as many selections at one time as desired. In the direct-access method, each menu frame is assigned a unique name which the user must enter to locate it. |
URL | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01449298708901820 |
DOI | 10.1080/01449298708901820 |