Combining crossing-based and paper-based interaction paradigms for dragging and dropping between overlapping windows

Despite novel interaction techniques proposed for virtual desktops, common yet challenging tasks remain to be investigated. Dragging and dropping between overlapping windows is one of them. The fold-and-drop technique presented here offers a natural and efficient way of performing those tasks. We show how this technique successfully builds upon several interaction paradigms previously described, while shedding new light on them. Categories and Subject Descriptors: H.5.2 [User Interfaces]: Interaction Styles, Windowing Systems; I.3.6 [Methodologies and Techniques]: Interaction Techniques.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: UIST
• Authors: Pierre Dragicevic
• Keywords: Challenging Tasks, Interaction Paradigms, Interaction Techniques, UIST 2004