Title :
Desktop visualization
Author :
Olsen, Kai A. ; Korfhage, Robert R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Molde College, Norway
Abstract :
The desktop metaphor in its original sense, offers the possibility of giving a document a position on the screen. In practice, strict limitations in screen real estate makes it difficult to utilize this content-position relationship. Here, a methodology to overcome these problems of limited screen space is presented. This is achieved by creating an information space based on points-of-interest (POIs). The position of a document (icon) is defined through the combined influence from all of the POIs
Keywords :
document handling; graphical user interfaces; visual databases; content-position relationship; desktop visualization; document positioning; icon; information space; limited screen space; points-of-interest; Cathode ray tubes; Educational institutions; Foot; Information science; Libraries; Liquid crystal displays; Organizing; Portable computers; User interfaces; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Visual Languages, 1994. Proceedings., IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
St. Louis, MO
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6660-9
DOI :
10.1109/VL.1994.363612
