QuickSpace: new operations for the desktop metaphor

ABSTRACT

The explosion of information available to everyday users has resulted in numerous applications that allow users to access this information. Fundamental desktop operations fail to assist the user efficiently display all of the information available in these applications. We propose a number of new window and space management techniques that attempt to solve this problem.

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INDEX TERMS

Keywords:
desktop user interfaces, space management, window management