Cairns, D.E. and Marsden, G. (2004) Improving the Usability of the Hierarchical File System, South African Computer Journal, 32, 69-78, SA ePublications.
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Abstract
Whether you are interested in improving the usability of Linux, Macintosh or Windows, there is one restriction you cannot escape – the hierarchical file storage system. The notion of files and folders has been with us for so long that it almost seems axiomatic. In this paper we look at the effects on users of forcing a hierarchical classification of files. We also consider how some of the resultant problems can be tackled with a new piece of file browsing software based on the ideas of relational database systems.
| Item Type: | Journal article (paginated) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | design, human factors, computer interaction, databases, information retrieval, file storage, searching |
| Subjects: | Human-centered computing |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Oct 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2019 15:35 |
| URI: | http://pubs.cs.uct.ac.za/id/eprint/225 |
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