Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watcgl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watcgl!drforsey From: drforsey@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Forsey) Newsgroups: net.cog-eng Subject: Re: default menu item selection Message-ID: <1212@watcgl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 17:11:49 EST Article-I.D.: watcgl.1212 Posted: Fri Feb 8 17:11:49 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Feb-85 05:58:17 EST References: <455@zeus.UUCP> Reply-To: drforsey@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Forsey) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 13 Summary: In article <455@zeus.UUCP> bobr@zeus.UUCP (Robert Reed) writes: >Ken Warner claims that the only purpose of pop up menus (pums) is to >conserve screen space. He overlooks the fact that pums are also used to >reduce arm motion in menu selection. > This effect: of working in one area of the screen and having to constantly change your focus of attention to another part of the screen, or another region entirely, has been given a name. It is referred to as The Wimbleton Effect. Courtesy Marceli Wien, National Research Council. Ottawa, Canada.