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Abstract | ||
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The proliferation of multiple toolbars and UI widgetsaround the perimeter of application windows is an indication thatthe traditional GUI design of a single menubar is notsufficient to support large scale applications with numerousfunctions. In this paper we describe a new widget which is anenhancement of the traditional menubar which dramaticallyincreases menu-item capacity. This widget, called the Hotboxcombines several GUI techniques which are generally usedindependently: accelerator keys, modal dialogs, pop-up/pull downmenus, radial menus, marking menus and menubars. These techniquesare fitted together to create a single, easy to learn yet fast tooperate GUI widget which can handle significantly moremenu-items than the traditional GUI menubar. Wedescribe the design rationale of the Hotbox and its effectivenessin a large scale commercial application. While the Hotbox wasdeveloped for a particular application domain, the widget itselfand the design rationale are potentially useful in otherdomains. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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1999 | 10.1145/302979.303047 | CHI |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
gui technique,new widget,tooperate gui widget,large number,large scale application,efficient access,widget itselfand,traditional gui design,commercial application,application windows,design rationale,traditional gui menubar,transparency | Graphical control element,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Application domain,Design rationale,Menu bar,Modal | Conference |
ISBN | Citations | PageRank |
0-201-48559-1 | 45 | 3.04 |
References | Authors | |
9 | 4 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Kurtenbach | 1 | 1964 | 373.73 |
| George W. Fitzmaurice | 2 | 3423 | 512.31 |
| Russell N. Owen | 3 | 61 | 4.82 |
| Thomas Baudel | 4 | 792 | 114.57 |