Pad++: a zooming graphical interface for exploring alternate interface physics

  • Authors:
  • Benjamin B. Bederson;James D. Hollan

  • Affiliations:
  • University of New Mexico, Computer Science Department, Albuquerque, NM and Bell Communications Research, 445 South Street - MRE 2D-336, Morristown, NJ;Computer Science Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

  • Venue:
  • UIST '94 Proceedings of the 7th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology
  • Year:
  • 1994

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Abstract

We describe the current status of Pad++, a zooming graphical interface that we are exploring as an alternative to traditional window and icon-based approaches to interface design. We discuss the motivation for Pad++, describe the implementation, and present prototype applications. In addition, we introduce an informational physics strategy for interface design and briefly compare it with metaphor-based design strategies.