Map
Index
Random
Help
th

QuoteRef: tognB_1992

topics > all references > ThesaHelp: references t-z



ThesaHelp:
references t-z
Topic:
direct engagement and theater in a user interface
Topic:
version control
Topic:
change
Topic:
mouse as the user interface
Topic:
error messages
Topic:
dialog boxes in a user interface
Topic:
mental models, consistency, and interface metaphors
Topic:
identifying the user interface with the system
Group:
testing and evaluating user interfaces
Topic:
software management
Topic:
user interface design
Topic:
problems with usability testing
Group:
artificial intelligence
Group:
types of user interfaces
Topic:
menus for a UserInterface

Reference

Tognazzini, B., Tog on Interface, Reading, Massachusetts, Addison-Wesley, 1992. Google

Quotations
xiii ;;Quote: with a visible interface, users are aware of where they are, where they are going, and what objects are available
7 ;;Quote: every change to software will be re-experienced, all at once, by users running a new version
26 ;;Quote: even though test subjects report that keyboarding is faster than mousing, the stopwatch consistently shows the opposite; reaching for the mouse becomes an automatic activity
31 ;;Quote: do not use emotional words in a user interface; e.g., "kill," "abort," and "default"
42 ;;Quote: design a user interface with standard, defined objects; the appearance and behavior of such objects should always be the same
59 ;;Quote: user-interface specialists found twice as many problems as programmers with guidelines and 12x more problems than user-interface testers
61 ;;Quote: use graphic designers for the visual elements in a user interface; they can communicate more information in less space
81 ;;Quote: video tape is not effective in usability testing; it is expensive, and it pits testers against engineers
159 ;;Quote: Vellum has a Drafting Assistant to suggest relationships and commands such as 'on', 'intersection', 'tangent'; a use of "animated language"
204 ;;Quote: pull-down menus on a menu bar provides a large target with an infinite height; allows fast access
206 ;;Quote: use borders for fast access to the first and last item of a pop-up menu; leave the sides open for canceling the operation


Related Topics up

ThesaHelp: references t-z (309 items)
Topic: direct engagement and theater in a user interface (35 items)
Topic: version control (30 items)
Topic: change (28 items)
Topic: mouse as the user interface (13 items)
Topic: error messages (37 items)
Topic: dialog boxes in a user interface (15 items)
Topic: mental models, consistency, and interface metaphors (49 items)
Topic: identifying the user interface with the system (16 items)
Group: testing and evaluating user interfaces   (9 topics, 258 quotes)
Topic: software management (27 items)
Topic: user interface design (36 items)
Topic: problems with usability testing (16 items)
Group: artificial intelligence   (14 topics, 500 quotes)
Group: types of user interfaces   (23 topics, 298 quotes)
Topic: menus for a UserInterface (30 items)

Collected barberCB 9/97
Copyright © 2002-2008 by C. Bradford Barber. All rights reserved.
Thesa is a trademark of C. Bradford Barber.