Display space usage and window management operation comparisons between single monitor and multiple monitor users

Proceedings of the Workshop on Advanced Visual Interfaces AVI

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 32-39

  Hutchings, Dugald Ralph ^a   Smith, Greg ^b   Meyers, Brian ^b   Czerwinski, Mary ^b   Robertson, George ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Multiple monitors; Space management; UI logs; User interaction; Window management

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLE MONITORS; SPACE MANAGEMENT; UI LOGS; USER INTERACTION; WINDOW MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMATION; DIGITAL STORAGE;

DISPLAY DEVICES;

EID: 84876538050     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/989863.989867     Document Type: Conference Paper

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