• DocumentCode
    1747762
  • Title

    Optimizing windows layout by applying a genetic algorithm

  • Author

    Trivedi, Nihar ; Lai, Wei ; Zhang, Zhongwei

  • Author_Institution
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP., Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    431
  • Abstract
    Most windows based systems leave the task of windows layout management to the user. This inadvertently tends to decrease the productivity of the user. This paper presents a genetic algorithm (GA) based approach to windows layout optimisation. A new shadow-based algorithm is proposed to remove the overlap from the windows and to compact the layout of the windows. The usefulness of this approach is illustrated in this paper with the samples of the generated layouts, the characteristic charts and possible enhancements in the future
  • Keywords
    genetic algorithms; human factors; user interfaces; charts; genetic algorithm; shadow-based algorithm; user interface; user productivity; windows layout optimization; Australia; Character generation; Data mining; Displays; Genetic algorithms; Information technology; Productivity; Technology management; User interfaces; Very large scale integration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Evolutionary Computation, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001 Congress on
  • Conference_Location
    Seoul
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6657-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CEC.2001.934423
  • Filename
    934423