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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: The Importance of Fundamentals | |
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| Background | |
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| Interface Definition | |
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| Keep the Simple Simple | |
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| Human-Centered Design and User-Centered Design | |
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| Tools That Do Not Facilitate Design Innovation | |
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| Interface Design in the Design Cycle | |
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| Definition of a Humane Interface | |
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| Cognetics and the Locus of Attention | |
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| Ergonomics and Cognetics: What We Can and Cannot Do | |
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| Cognitive Conscious and Cognitive Unconscious | |
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| Locus of Attention | |
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| Formation of Habits | |
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| Execution of Simultaneous Tasks | |
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| Singularity of the Locus of Attention | |
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| Origins of the Locus of Attention | |
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| Exploitation of the Single Locus of Attention | |
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| Resumption of Interrupted Work | |
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| Meanings, Modes, Monotony, and Myths | |
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| Nomenclature and Notations | |
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| Modes | |
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| Definition of Modes | |
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| Modes, User-Preference Settings, and Temporary Modes | |
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| Modes and Quasimodes | |
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| Noun-Verb versus Verb-Noun Constructions | |
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| Visibility and Affordances | |
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| Monotony | |
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| Myth of the Beginner-Expert Dichotomy | |
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| Quantification | |
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| Quantitative Analyses of Interfaces | |
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| GOMS Keystroke-Level Model | |
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| Interface Timings | |
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| GOMS Calculations | |
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| GOMS Calculation Examples | |
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| Hal's Interface: Solution 1, Dialog Box | |
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| Hal's Interface: Solution 2, GUI | |
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| Measurement of Interface Efficiency | |
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| Efficiency of Hal's Interfaces | |
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| Other Solutions for Hal's Interface | |
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| Fitts' Law and Hick's Law | |
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| Fitts' Law | |
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| Hick's Law | |
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| Unification | |
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| Uniformity and Elementary Actions | |
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| Elementary Actions Cataloged | |
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| Highlighting, Indication, and Selection | |
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| Commands | |
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| Display States of Objects | |
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| File Names and Structures | |
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| String Searches and Find Mechanisms | |
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| Search-Pattern Delimiters | |
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| Units of Interaction | |
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| Cursor Design and a Strategy for Making Selections | |
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| Cursor Position and LEAP | |
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| Applications Abolished | |
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| Commands and Transformers | |
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| Navigation and Other Aspects of Humane Interfaces | |
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| Intuitive and Natural Interfaces | |
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| Better Navigation: Zoom World | |
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| Icons | |
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| Techniques and Help Facilities in Humane Interfaces | |
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| Cut and Paste | |
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| Messages to the User | |
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| Simplified Sign-Ons | |
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| Time Delays and Keyboard Tricks | |
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| Letter from a User | |
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| Interface Issues Outside the User Interface | |
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| More Humane Programming Language Environments | |
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| System and Development Environment | |
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| Importance of Documentation in Program Creation | |
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| Modes and Cables | |
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| Ethics and Management of Interface Design | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The One-Button Mouse History | |
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| SwyftCard Interface Theory of Operation | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |