Title :
An approach to designing online help for pictorial instruction sets
Author :
Pedell, Brian J.
Author_Institution :
Michigan Technol. Univ., Memphis, TN, USA
fDate :
28 Sep-1 Oct 1994
Abstract :
One approach to designing an online help facility for a pictorial instruction set is to create a text database which contains functional profiles of each object displayed in the instructions. A framework for creating such a database is described along with a method for constructing the individual object profiles. Object profiles are also discussed in terms of how they provide a foundation for evaluating the clarity, consistency, and completeness of pictorial instruction presentations
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer graphics; database management systems; graphical user interfaces; systems analysis; technical presentation; functional profiles; object profiles; online help; online help facility design; pictorial instruction presentations; pictorial instruction sets; text database; Concrete; Displays; Hoses; Instruction sets;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1994. IPCC '94 Proceedings. Scaling New Heights in Technical Communication., International
Conference_Location :
Banff, Alta.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1936-2
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1994.347544
