Hidden costs of graphical user interfaces: Failure to make the transition from menus and icon toolbars to keyboard shortcuts

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-144

  Lane, David M ^a   Napier, H Albert ^a   Peres, S Camille ^a   Sándor, Anikó ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ICON TOOLBARS; KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS; PULL DOWN MENUS; TRAINING PROGRAMS;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES;

EID: 20444412729     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327590ijhc1802_1     Document Type: Article

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