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Human–ComPuter InteraCtIon
What:
Show each of the application’s pages within a single window.
As a user drills down through a menu of options, or into an
object’s details, replace the window contents completely with
the new page.
Use when:
Your application consists of many pages or panels of content for
the user to navigate through. . . . For a device with tight space
restrictions, . . . you may have a complexity limit. Your users
[also] may not be habitual computer users—having many
application windows open at once may confuse them.
2.2.3 Taking User Input (General HCI Design)
Clever designs for taking user input (e.g., raw information or system ...