Abstract
The desktop metaphor with its hierarchical structure of folders is the basis of almost all graphical file management systems. Despite this popularity, these systems suffer from several problems, including the restrictiveness of the single inheritance structure of hierarchical file management. Although various alternative systems have been proposed, none of these have gained popularity. We argue that the reason for this failure is that these systems have generally proposed complete alternatives to the hierarchical system, thus ignoring many of its positive aspects. In this paper we describe a 3D graphical file management which complements conventional 2D hierarchical folder structures by allowing visualisation of alternative file relationships.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | IMAGAPP 2010 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Imaging Theory and Applications, IVAPP 2010 - Proc. Int. Conf. Information Visualization Theory and Applications |
| Pages | 149-152 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Conference publication |
| Event | International Conference on Imaging Theory and Applications - Angers, France Duration: 17 May 2010 → 21 May 2010 Conference number: 2 |
Publication series
| Name | IMAGAPP 2010 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Imaging Theory and Applications, IVAPP 2010 - Proc. Int. Conf. Information Visualization Theory and Applications |
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Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Imaging Theory and Applications |
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| Abbreviated title | IMAGAPP |
| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Angers |
| Period | 17/05/2010 → 21/05/2010 |
Keywords
- 3D user interfaces
- File management systems
- File relationships
- Hierarchical folders
- Information visualisation
- Virtual folders
- Window management systems