Scalable Fabric

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Scalable Fabric

• Some basic sketches
• Eric Horvitz

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Toward a Scalable Fabric Metaphor

• Metaphors that allow for smooth or ratcheted
  visual compression and expansion
• Controls of threshold regions and functions
• Transitions to other forms of minimization
• Cooperative behaviors among multiple windows

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Stable region
Progressive shrink
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Scaling dependent on distance, e.g.,
scalef(distance gt midpoint)
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Optional use of transition off of screen, to
another iconic form, e.g.,
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Configurable
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Configurable
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Configurable
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Configurable
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Other prototypical regional geometries
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Reverse when large window is closed
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Beyond minimization

• Screen scroll bars appear, allowing users to
  scroll screen
• Scrolling lens over different sets of windows
  allows for zoom lens with slide