Effects of cursor speed on text-editing

Nine participants used a full screen computer text-editor (XEDIT) with an IBM 3277 terminal to edit marked-up documents at each of three cursor speeds (3.3, 4.7, and 11.0 cm/sec.). Results show that 9% of editing time was spent controlling and moving the cursor, regardless of cursor speed. The varia...

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Published in:SIGCHI bulletin 1985-04, Vol.16 (4), p.7-10
Main Authors: Gould, John D., Lewis, Clayton, Barnes, Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Nine participants used a full screen computer text-editor (XEDIT) with an IBM 3277 terminal to edit marked-up documents at each of three cursor speeds (3.3, 4.7, and 11.0 cm/sec.). Results show that 9% of editing time was spent controlling and moving the cursor, regardless of cursor speed. The variations in cursor speed studied did not seem to act as a pacing device for the entire editing task.
ISSN:0736-6906
DOI:10.1145/1165385.317458