Human-Computer Interaction 3e Dix, Finlay, Abowd, Beale
A designer described the following interface
for a save operation.
The users initially see a screen with a box where
they can type the file name (see screen 1). The screen
also has 'list' button that they can use
to obtain a listing of all the files in the current
directory (folder). This list appears in a different
window. When the user clicks the 'save'
button the system presents a dialogue box to ask the
user to confirm the save (see screen 2).
screen 1
screen 2
Two programmers independently coded the interface using two different window managers. Programmer A used an event-loop style of program whereas programmer B used a notifier (callback) style.
(a) Sketch out the general structure
of each program.
(b) Highlight any potential interface problems you
expect from each programmer and how they could attempt
to correct them.
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ex.8.1 (ans), ex.8.2 (ans), ex.8.3 (tut), ex.8.4 (tut), ex.8.5 (tut)
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