An expert screen design and evaluation assistant that uses knowledge-based backtracking
Current user interface builders provide only low-level assistance, because they have knowledge of neither the application, nor the principles by which interface elements are combined effectively. We describe a design tool that unites the knowledge components essential for effective dialog box layout...
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| description | Current user interface builders provide only low-level assistance, because they have knowledge of neither the application, nor the principles by which interface elements are combined effectively. We describe a design tool that unites the knowledge components essential for effective dialog box layout. The knowledge base model consists of (1) style knowledge, which provides design-time constraints on interface specifications; (2) style application system, which handles the actual layout of dialog boxes based on the style knowledge base; (3) design knowledge, which provides quantitative metrics to analyse the spatial properties of the dialog box layout; and (4) design evaluation system, which uses evaluation metrics to compare and evaluate alternative designs. As our empirical study shows, the redesigns using the design tool had significant effect on the preference data. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. |
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| spelling | mmu-25682014-02-06T03:32:28Z http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/2568/ An expert screen design and evaluation assistant that uses knowledge-based backtracking Ngo,, DCL Law,, BL QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science Current user interface builders provide only low-level assistance, because they have knowledge of neither the application, nor the principles by which interface elements are combined effectively. We describe a design tool that unites the knowledge components essential for effective dialog box layout. The knowledge base model consists of (1) style knowledge, which provides design-time constraints on interface specifications; (2) style application system, which handles the actual layout of dialog boxes based on the style knowledge base; (3) design knowledge, which provides quantitative metrics to analyse the spatial properties of the dialog box layout; and (4) design evaluation system, which uses evaluation metrics to compare and evaluate alternative designs. As our empirical study shows, the redesigns using the design tool had significant effect on the preference data. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. 2003-04 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/2568/1/1828.pdf Ngo,, DCL and Law,, BL (2003) An expert screen design and evaluation assistant that uses knowledge-based backtracking. INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, 45 (6). pp. 293-304. ISSN 0950-5849 |
| spellingShingle | QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science Ngo,, DCL Law,, BL An expert screen design and evaluation assistant that uses knowledge-based backtracking |
| title | An expert screen design and evaluation assistant that uses knowledge-based backtracking |
| title_full | An expert screen design and evaluation assistant that uses knowledge-based backtracking |
| title_fullStr | An expert screen design and evaluation assistant that uses knowledge-based backtracking |
| title_full_unstemmed | An expert screen design and evaluation assistant that uses knowledge-based backtracking |
| title_short | An expert screen design and evaluation assistant that uses knowledge-based backtracking |
| title_sort | expert screen design and evaluation assistant that uses knowledge-based backtracking |
| topic | QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science |
| url | http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/2568/ http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/2568/1/1828.pdf |