| 
|
Topic: using icons to represent objects in a user interface
topics >
computer science >
user interface >
abbreviated input
Topic:
alias names
Topic:
file directory
Topic:
icons for a user interface
Topic:
problems with using icons
Topic:
selecting with a mouse
Topic:
uniform reference to data
Topic:
using icons to represent windows
Topic:
word vs. picture
Subtopic: visual categorization
Quote: icons are expressive because they are abstract in content but concrete in shape [»smitDC6_1975] Quote: simple icons help users to search documents with a GUI, while complex icons are no better than simple rectangles [»byrnMD4_1993]
Subtopic: icon as universal UI
Quote: type nodes by color, size, or iconic form; provides visual categorization [»conkJ9_1987]
Subtopic: menus as icon operations
Quote: interaction with a Star icon is always the same; select with a mouse then move, copy, open, properties, and same keys [»smitDC_1982] Quote: in Lisa, the display is a desktop and icons are objects; every peripheral is either an icon or a window [»willG2_1983] Quote: with icons, moving a document is the same as moving a piece of paper to a file [»smitDC4_1982] Quote: all data icons treated uniformly; moving/mailing/etc. documents, folders, and record files [»smitDC4_1982]
Subtopic: icon vs. name
Quote: the menu shows all possible operations on displayed icons; self-teaching, avoids remembering options [»smitDC6_1975, OK]
Subtopic: create vs. copy
Quote: documents should be more than file names; represent by icons, select with a mouse [»smitDC4_1982]
Quote: with Star, you create by copying; easier to modify than to create, e.g., icons and graphics [»smitDC4_1982]
Topic: abbreviated input (10 items)
Topic: alias names (39 items)
Topic: file directory (55 items)
Topic: icons for a user interface (23 items)
Topic: problems with using icons (11 items)
Topic: selecting with a mouse (44 items)
Topic: uniform reference to data (34 items)
Topic: using icons to represent windows (15 items)
Topic: word vs. picture
(12 items)