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Modes survey results

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G. EngelbeckAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGCHI Bulletin, Volume 20, Issue 4

Pages 38 - 50

https://doi.org/10.1145/67243.67248

Published: 01 April 1989 Publication History

Abstract

Though user-interface researchers and designers give similar definitions for the concept of modes in interactive systems and devices, informal evidence suggests that they don't always agree on whether or not particular interfaces are moded. A survey was conducted to determine the extent to which this is true. The results show that there is widespread disagreement among UI designers and researchers about what modes are, independent of the issue of how modes affect users.

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Index Terms

Modes survey results
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. Development frameworks and environments
      1. Integrated and visual development environments

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ACM SIGCHI Bulletin Volume 20, Issue 4

April 1989

83 pages

ISSN:0736-6906

DOI:10.1145/67243

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IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA

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