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text editing
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menus for a UserInterface
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mental models, consistency, and interface metaphors
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selecting command names for a user interface
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preventing accidental errors
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undoing actions in a UserInterface
Reference
Good, M., "Etude and the folklore of user interface design ", SIGPLAN , 16, 6, pp. 34-43, June 1981. Google
35 ;;Quote: in Etude can use menus or keyboard alternatives
35 ;;Quote: if an interface is obscure; users can't anticipate the consequences of actions; causes tension, uncertainty, and fear of unrecoverable error
35 ;;Quote: Etude's command structure is verb-modifiers-object; assigns keys to common verbs, modifiers, objects; e.g., go-to end-of paragraph
36 ;;Quote: erase and copy commands require confirmation with the effected region displayed; also undo QuoteRef: goodM6_1981 ;; {good paper on designing editors (Etude). pilot implementation only (runs slow!)}
Topic: text editing (34 items)
ThesaHelp: references g-h (299 items)
Topic: menus for a UserInterface (30 items)
Topic: mental models, consistency, and interface metaphors (49 items)
Topic: selecting command names for a user interface (15 items)
Topic: preventing accidental errors (36 items)
Topic: undoing actions in a UserInterface (23 items)