Improved window switching interfaces
Susanne Tak and Andy Cockburn
Proceeding CHI EA '10 Proceedings of the 28th of the international conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems
Summary:
Switching between windows on a computer is a frequent activity, but current switching mechanisms make it difficult to find items.This paper is about ways to improve window switching interfaces. Studies reveal how people currently organise and switch between windows. These characteristics inform the authors' design new design: Spatially Consistent Thumbnails Zones (SCOTZ).
Discussion:
I thought that the interface described in this paper could be useful. It is often that I am switching between different windows. It is also often that I switch to one that I didn't intend to go to. The interfaces today are not great. I think that this would help a lot of people while using a computer.
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