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Topic: using icons to represent windows

topics > computer science > user interface > Group: graphical user interface



Topic:
fisheye views in the user interface
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hierarchical structures
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icons for a user interface
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multiple activities in a user interface
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problem of screen size
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selecting with a mouse
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using icons to represent objects in a user interface
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windows for a UserInterface
Subtopic: workspace icons up

Quote: rooms are screen-sized workspaces containing windows, doors to related rooms, door to previous room, and shared rooms [»hendDA7_1986]

Subtopic: desktop icons up

Quote: in Lisa, the display is a desktop and icons are objects; every peripheral is either an icon or a window [»willG2_1983]
Quote: gain screen space by distorting objects, e.g., icons and windows [»hendDA7_1986]
Quote: Elastic Windows stretch, shrink, iconify to visualize roles through hierarchical windows

Subtopic: overlapping windows vs. icons up

Quote: Cedar uses icons instead of overlapping windows for access to old windows
Quote: a Pygmalion icon acts like a window; has a origin; can form a hierarchical structure with world icon at root [»smitDC6_1975, OK]
Quote: the top screen line in Waterloo Port lists all visible and invisible windows [»malcM12_1983]
Quote: CLOSE turns a window into an icon [»smitDC_1982]
Quote: composite node aggregates related nodes and links; can be collapsed into an icon [»conkJ9_1987]
Quote: a Lisa window includes buttons in the margin; the folder button closes the window [»willG2_1983]

Subtopic: icon as annotation up

Quote: use stick-e notes for field data collection using a PDA; collection forms and geographical indices [»pascJ9_2000]

Subtopic: window buttons up

Quote: buttons provided in VisiOn: Open or Close a window, Frame or Full size window, Option, Transfer, Stop, and Save [»lopiP3_1983]
Quote: selecting an item in Smalltalk caused a nested window to appear; additional levels were easily accessed [»morgC8_1981]
Quote: click the mouse button once to select an item, twice to open a window; Preference's tool to adjust [»stewG3_1983]
Quote: a Lisa window includes buttons in the margin; the folder button closes the window [»willG2_1983]


Related Topics up

Topic: fisheye views in the user interface (16 items)
Topic: hierarchical structures (46 items)
Topic: icons for a user interface (23 items)
Topic: multiple activities in a user interface (17 items)
Topic: problem of screen size (12 items)
Topic: selecting with a mouse (44 items)
Topic: using icons to represent objects in a user interface (10 items)
Topic: windows for a UserInterface
(21 items)

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