Quantifying the performance effect of window snipping in multiple-monitor environments

Authors:
Dugald Ralph Hutchings;John Stasko
Affiliations:
Computer Science Department, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH;GVU Center, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Venue:
INTERACT'07 Proceedings of the 11th IFIP TC 13 international conference on Human-computer interaction - Volume Part II
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Snip is a tool that allows a user to constrict the view onto any window. We report on a controlled study of the snip tool in the context of a multiple-monitor environment. The study was designed based on observed user behavior in a field study of multiple-monitor users' snipping habits. Analysis provided results that indicate that users can expect to reference information approximately 15% to 30% faster from snipped windows than from non-snipped windows. Further, users need to pay only a small overhead cost to perform the snip operation. The result extends to other recently presented region-based interface tools that aim to assist multiple-monitor users interact effectively and employ additional monitor space for information-referencing activities.