Midterm_hci

re implemented and executed using the user interface (UI) software layers

(a)  

The mouse/touch-based interaction is strongly tied to the concept of direct and visual interaction

• Direct interaction
• GUI components
• 3-D interface
• Other (non-WIMP) interfaces

Software interaction objects are mostly visual.

• Direct interaction
• GUI components
• 3-D interface
• Other (non-WIMP) interfaces

WIMP

(a)  

Standard GUI elements that are operated and presented in the 2-D space,

• Direct interaction
• GUI components
• 3-D interface
• Other (non-WIMP) interfaces

is synonymous with the GUI. It has been a huge success since its introduction in the early 1980s

• Direct interaction
• GUI components
• 3-D interface
• WIMP interfaces

Used for making short/medium alphanumeric input

• Text box
• Toolbar:
• Forms
• Dialog/combo boxes

A small group of frequently used icons/functions organized horizontally or vertically for a quick direct access

• Text box
• Toolbar:
• Forms
• Dialog/combo boxes

Mixture of menus, buttons, and text boxes for long thematic input

• Text box
• Toolbar:
• Forms
• Dialog/combo boxes

Mixture of menus, buttons, and text boxes for short mixed-mode input

• Text box
• Toolbar:
• Forms
• Dialog/combo boxes