Information display method and process considerations in the TRON/GUI

Abstract

The authors describe information display methods and processes on the TRON human-machine interface specifications from a cognitive psychological aspect. In the GUI (graphical user interface) design work of system designing, the authors have extracted the main items of emphasis, simplification and consistency, respectively, from a series of information processing processes: sensual aspect - quick information detection; perceptual aspect - visual acquisition; and cognition aspect - understanding of content - considered GUI information display (hereafter called screen design) techniques. The GUI information display process shows that the steps of grasping, structuring (creating a hierarchy), visualizing (or making available), and evaluating information are necessary.