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The article discusses the computer technology that enables zooming, or the ability to navigate different levels of information on a computer screen, noting the effects of cost prohibitiveness to the development of advances to zoom technology. It addresses the development of the zoomable user interfa...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 55; no. 12; pp. 18 - 20
Main Author: Anthes, Gary
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Dec2012
Subjects:
Web-based user interfaces > Design & construction
Computer engineering
Web development
Computer system design & construction
Technological innovations
Computer network resources
Management
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses the computer technology that enables zooming, or the ability to navigate different levels of information on a computer screen, noting the effects of cost prohibitiveness to the development of advances to zoom technology. It addresses the development of the zoomable user interface (ZUI) including the application ChronoZoom, as well as comments on the issue of web content providing more information than can fit on a computer screen. It notes the development of high-resolution touch screen displays.