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Design of a shape dependent snapping algorithm

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Seongkook Heo,

Yong-Ki Lee,

Jiho Yeom,

Geehyuk LeeAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '12: CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 2207 - 2212

https://doi.org/10.1145/2212776.2223777

Published: 05 May 2012 Publication History

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Many layout design applications support snapping functionalities to help users align objects precisely. Currently, the center location of the object's bounding box is used for aligning the object. Users, however, may not perceive the bounding box center as the center of a shape, especially if that shape lacks symmetry. In this paper, we report on the results of our experiment, which examines how users perceive the center of a shape, and discuss how the research outcome can be applied to improve snapping algorithms for layout applications.

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CHI EA '12: CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

May 2012

2864 pages

ISBN:9781450310161

DOI:10.1145/2212776

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