An investigation of text throughput speeds associated with pocket PC input method editors

    Authors

    P. M. Commarford

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Int. J. Hum.-Comput. Interact.

    Keywords

    SOFT KEYBOARDS; ENTRY; Computer Science, Cybernetics; Ergonomics

    Abstract

    Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are becoming increasingly popular in the United States and elsewhere. These devices are small, lightweight, and extremely mobile. One of the biggest drawbacks of PDAs has been the slow speed at which data can be entered. Researchers have studied the rates at which individuals can enter uncorrected text to a PDA using Palm OS software (Graffiti and the virtual keyboard). However, this is the first investigation of the speed at which users can enter corrected text to a PDA running Microsoft Windows CE. The results indicate that users are faster with the virtual keyboard than with the letter recognizer. Despite performance differences, users did not indicate greater satisfaction with the soft keyboard or the letter recognizer.

    Journal Title

    International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

    Volume

    17

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    293

    Last Page

    308

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000224791500001

    ISSN

    1044-7318

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