Consistency, multiple monitors, and multiple windows

We present an evaluation of mudibo, a prototype system for determining the position of dialog boxes in a multiplemonitor system. The analysis shows that, when compared to a standard approach, mudibo offered a 24% decrease in time needed to begin interaction in a dialog box. Analysis of participant behavior in the evaluation provides insight into the way users perceive and act in multiple-monitor environments. Specifically, the notion of consistency changes for multiple-monitor systems and the prospect of adaptive algorithms becomes further complicated and intricate, especially for window management. Author Keywords consistency, multiple monitors, window management ACM Classification Keywords H.5.2 Information interfaces and presentation: User interfaces ? GUI, Windowing systems

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Dugald Ralph Hutchings, John T. Stasko
• Keywords: ACM Classification Keywords, CHI 2007, Evaluation Provides Insight, Human Computer Interaction, Window Management