Swap: A Replacement-based Text Revision Technique for Mobile Devices

Yang Li, Sayan Sancar, Sunjun Kim, Xiangshi Ren

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Abstract

Text revision is an important task to ensure the accuracy of text content. Revising text on mobile devices is cumbersome and time-consuming due to the imprecise caret control and the repetitive use of the backspace. We present Swap, a novel replacement-based technique to facilitate text revision on mobile devices. We conducted two user studies to validate the feasibility and the effectiveness of Swap compared to traditional text revision techniques. Results showed that Swap reduced efforts in caret control and repetitive backspace pressing during the text revision process. Most participants preferred to use the replacement-based technique rather than backspace and caret. They also commented that the new technique is easy to learn, and it makes text revision rapid and intuitive.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCHI 2020 - Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PublisherACM
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4503-6708-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Apr 2020
MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
EventACM SIGCHI Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Honolulu, United States
Duration: 26 Apr 2020 → 30 Apr 2020
https://chi2020.acm.org/

Conference

ConferenceACM SIGCHI Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Abbreviated titleACM CHI
CountryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period26/04/2020 → 30/04/2020
Internet address

Keywords

  • Text revision
  • mobile device
  • virtual keyboard
  • backspace
  • caret control

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