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On visual interfaces and their conceptual analysis

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Visualization in Programming (IPsy 1986)

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Visual interface is a rather general concept. Visualization in the user interface aims at the user's task. A cognitive approach to the analysis of a visual interface is suggested. As example some simple tasks like mailing, editing, or file handling are taken. A survey of several user interfaces discusses some fundamental principles of visualization. Based on the survey and some principles of human concept building (spatial concepts), a systematic method of the concepts which can be visualized is suggested. This approach is illustrated by a discussion of different user interfaces for a mailing task. With the paper, we want to initiate a cognitive view to a visual interface.

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    Michael J. Tauber

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Tauber, M.J. (1987). On visual interfaces and their conceptual analysis. In: Gorny, P., Tauber, M.J. (eds) Visualization in Programming. IPsy 1986. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 282. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-18507-0_7

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