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Topic: problems with using icons
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desktop metaphor for user interfaces
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examples of usability studies
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icons for a user interface
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problem of screen size
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using icons to represent objects in a user interface
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visual programming
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word vs. picture
Subtopic: icons vs. text
Quote: hardware limits the number of recognizable objects that can be displayed at once [»feinS3_1988] Quote: the Mac-style user interface is a browsing interface that works well for 100-500 resources [»lindO_1992]
Subtopic: icon complexity
Quote: direct manipulation needs easily reproducible symbols for entities; text is best, that's its purpose [»diseAA_1986] Quote: icons appear to be no easier than menus to learn [»kerrST_1986] Quote: while pictures mean different things, words mean roughly the same thing; make better file indicators [»byrnMD10_1991] Quote: condense marking menus with "labels only", balanced sizes, and 8-pointed compass stars [»tapiMA11_1995]
Quote: simple icons help users to search documents with a GUI, while complex icons are no better than simple rectangles [»byrnMD4_1993] Quote: users miss subtle differences in graphics design used to indicate different kinds of information [»nielJ3_1990] Quote: blank icons with filenames were better than stylized or prototypical icons with filenames [»byrnMD10_1991] Quote: tested blank icons, highly stylized (lightening bolt) icons, and prototypical (spreadsheet) icons [»byrnMD10_1991] Quote: with blank icons, users search filenames instead of first searching icon types
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Topic: desktop metaphor for user interfaces (18 items)
Topic: examples of usability studies (31 items)
Topic: icons for a user interface (23 items)
Topic: problem of screen size (12 items)
Topic: using icons to represent objects in a user interface (10 items)
Topic: visual programming (32 items)
Topic: word vs. picture
(12 items)