User-Centered Design of Interface Toolkits

Roseman, M. and Greenberg, S. (1993)
User-Centered Design of Interface Toolkits. Research report 93/501/06, Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, January.

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Abstract

Current user interface toolkits unnecessarily complicate the process of creating user interfaces. This paper suggests that the design of these toolkits must be rethought. We advocate a user-centered approach to the design of these development tools, considering the application developer as user and applying principles from interface design to design of interface toolkits. The process of user-centered toolkit design is described, making use of design affordances to influence the developer's use of the toolkit. User centered design is shown as a useful framework for understanding a number of toolkit issues and their solutions.

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@TECHREPORT { 1993-UCSDToolkits.Report.93-501-06,
CLASS = { REPORT },
AUTHOR = { Roseman, M. and Greenberg, S. },
TITLE = { User-Centered Design of Interface Toolkits },
INSTITUTION = { Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary },
ADDRESS = { Calgary, Alberta, Canada },
YEAR = { 1993 },
MONTH = { January },
NUMBER = { 93/501/06 },
}