Repeat and predict-two keys to efficient text editing

Toshiyuki Masui, Ken Nakayama

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Abstract

We propose a simple and powerful predictive interface technique for text editing tasks. With our technique called the dynamic macro creation, when a user types a special 'repeat' key after doing repetitive operations in a text editor, an editing sequence corresponding to one iteration is detected, defined as a macro, and executed at the same time. Although being simple, a wide range of repetitive tasks can be performed just by typing the repeat key. When we use another special 'predict' key for conventional prediction techniques in addition to the repeat key, wider range of prediction schemes can be performed depending on the order of using these two keys.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCelebrating Independance
PublisherPubl by ACM
Pages118-123
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)0201765578, 9780201765571
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the CHI'94 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: 1994 Apr 241994 Apr 28

Publication series

NameConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Other

OtherProceedings of the CHI'94 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
CityBoston, MA, USA
Period94/4/2494/4/28

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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