@inproceedings{f9a3edd2f00f4a7aa67d2652e8c1fc0d,
title = "CommandBoard: Creating a general-purpose command gesture input space for soft keyboards",
abstract = "CommandBoard offers a simple, efficient and incrementally learnable technique for issuing gesture commands from a soft keyboard. We transform the area above the keyboard into a command-gesture input space that lets users draw unique command gestures or type command names followed by execute. Novices who pause see an in-context dynamic guide, whereas experts simply draw. Our studies show that CommandBoard's inline gesture shortcuts are significantly faster (almost double) than markdown symbols and significantly preferred by users. We demonstrate additional techniques for more complex commands, and discuss trade-offs with respect to the user's knowledge and motor skills, as well as the size and structure of the command space.",
keywords = "Gesture shortcuts, Gesture typing, Mobile, Soft keyboards",
author = "Jessalyn Alvina and Griggio, \{Carla F.\} and Xiaojun Bi and Mackay, \{Wendy E.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 ACM.; 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, UIST 2017 ; Conference date: 22-10-2017 Through 25-10-2017",
year = "2017",
month = oct,
day = "20",
doi = "10.1145/3126594.3126639",
language = "English",
series = "UIST 2017 - Proceedings of the 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery, Inc",
pages = "17--28",
booktitle = "UIST 2017 - Proceedings of the 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology",
}