Names and Reference in User Interfaces

This short paper argues that references in user interfaces, in particular names and the values they denote, are often designed in a way that is incomplete and inconsistent thereby causing problems for users. This paper explores names and values through illustrations in order to clear the way for a more systematic approach to the design of names and reference.

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Harold Thimbleby

Michael Harrison

Conference

Publication date: September 2007

Publication date (Print): September 2007

Pages: 1-4

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[0001]Swansea University

Wales

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United Kingdom

+44 1792295393

[0002]Informatics Research Institute,

Newcastle University

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United Kingdom

+44 191 246 4938

Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2007.73

SO-VID: 931b806b-5266-4303-bf72-98c9ab47d640

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Conference name: Proceedings of HCI 2007 The 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference University of Lancaster, UK

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 21

Conference location: Lancaster, UK

Conference date: 3 - 7 September 2007

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: British HCI Group Annual Conference

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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Names and Reference in User Interfaces

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