A multiple, virtual-workspace interface to support user task switching
CHI '87 Proceedings of the SIGCHI/GI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems and Graphics Interface
Data mountain: using spatial memory for document management
Proceedings of the 11th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology
The effect of information scent on searching information: visualizations of large tree structures
AVI '00 Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces
How people use the web on mobile devices
Proceedings of the 17th international conference on World Wide Web
A study of tabbed browsing among mozilla firefox users
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Characterizing web use on smartphones
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Tabbed web browsing interfaces enable users to multi-task and easily switch between open web pages. However, tabbed browsing is difficult for mobile web browsers due to the limited screen space and the reduced precision of touch. We present an experiment comparing Safari's pages-based switching interface using horizontal swiping gestures with the stacked cards-based switching interface using vertical scrolling gestures, introduced by Chrome. The results of our experiment show that cards-based switching interface allows for faster switching and is less frustrating, with no significant effect on error rates. We generalize these findings, and provide design implications for mobile information spaces.