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Design Study 1: Active Table-of-Contents
Control for Content Navigation and Customization |
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Larry L. Constantine, Lucy A. D. Lockwood |
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[#111]: 2001 | Adobe .PDF File: about 256K. |
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Abstract: This report illustrates
the design of a novel user interface feature to provide simple and rapid
navigation and user customization of the contents of a complex, multipart
document. Within a performance-support application for classroom teachers,
the objective was to provide an efficient and instantly learnable scheme for
direct user control over the parts to be included in the document as well as
quick access to any part of the document. The design relies on the
techniques of instructive interaction, an innovative approach for making
user interfaces self-teaching even when they incorporate novel or
non-standard features. |
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Keywords: document navigation,
customization, user control, instructive interaction, usage-centered design,
design innovation, user interface design, interaction design, usability,
performance support |
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Studies in applied usage-centered design,
2nd in series (May 2001). |
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Application
[#111]: 2001 | Adobe .PDF File: about 256K. |
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Related Documents:
Design Study 2 [#112],
Design Study 3 [#115],
Instructive Interaction [#117],
Modeling Shortcuts [#105],
Web Applications [#118] |
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