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From: joel@pyr.gatech.EDU (Joel Rives)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng,comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: Using kinesthetic memory for human interfaces
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Date: 28 Jun 88 21:04:32 GMT
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>bwk@mbunix (Kort) (bwk@mbunix, <35362@linus.UUCP>):
>(A pie menu could also include a bulls eye in the middle giving
>room for one more choice.)

Yes! This bullseye position would also be very approriate for default
selection.

This also leads one to consider the advantages/disadvantages of using
concentric circles or partial circles (ie. arcs) with truncated pie
sections, which might allow for groupings of menu selections. My first
impression (purely imaginary -- of course) is that such a design would
be too busy. An actuall implementation might prove otherwise.

joel

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