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There are outstanding questions about the usability of a panel-hosted menu on much larger screens, where the window and the menu could be very far apart. Fitt'
by DavidSJ 17y ago
There are outstanding questions about the usability of a panel-hosted menu on much larger screens, where the window and the menu could be very far apart.
Fitt's Law means that, in the relevant respect, the edge of the screen is always closer to your mouse than just about anything else.
- tome 17y agoFitt's Law does not say edge elements are close to the mouse. It says edge elements are large. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitts%27s_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitts%27s_law
- DavidSJ 17y agoBy "in the relevant respect", I meant "in time".
- jharsman 17y agoFitt's law says that the edge of screen is easier to target, that is not the same thing as being closer. For example, if you have a very large monitor, or two monitors, you might have to move your perceptual focus far to focus on the menu bar, even though it is at the edge of the screen and easier to hit. Then you might have to move it all the way back to where you were to see what effect the command you just gave had.