NDLI: Graphstract: minimal graphical help for computers

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Twidale, Michael B. Huang, Jeff
Abstract	We explore the use of abstracted screenshots as part of a new help interface. Graphstract, an implementation of a graphical help system, extends the ideas of textually oriented Minimal Manuals to the use of screenshots, allowing multiple small graphical elements to be shown in a limited space. This allows a user to get an overview of a complex sequential task as a whole. The ideas have been developed by three iterations of prototyping and evaluation. A user study shows that Graphstract helps users perform tasks faster on some but not all tasks. Due to their graphical nature, it is possible to construct Graphstracts automatically from pre-recorded interactions. A second study shows that automated capture and replay is a low-cost method for authoring Graphstracts, and the resultant help is as understandable as manually constructed help.
Starting Page	203
Ending Page	212
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781595936790
DOI	10.1145/1294211.1294248
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2007-10-07
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Minimal manuals Software help Graphical abstracts
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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Graphstract: minimal graphical help for computers