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% subjective preference for text displays and empirical measures of their |
% subjective preference for text displays and empirical measures of their |
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% readability." |
% readability." |
1061 |
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1062 |
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TJL |
1063 |
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It can be argued that |
It can be argued that |
1065 |
the backgrounds clutter the display |
the backgrounds clutter the display |
1066 |
visually, making the user interface more confusing, |
visually, making the user interface more confusing, |
1067 |
and reduce text readability. |
and reduce text readability. |
1068 |
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1069 |
Indeed, one of the most difficult aspects of the work was making the random |
Indeed, one of the most difficult aspects of the work was making the random |
1070 |
color selection produce acceptable results. |
color selection produce acceptable results. |
1071 |
However, by tuning the color selection and the gamma |
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1072 |
correction of the display, we were able to (in our opinion) avoid |
Text readability on the generated backgrounds depends |
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the above problems. |
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It is important that the colors chosen are light and that the palettes |
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have a relatively small range of colors. |
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Also, text readability on the generated backgrounds depends |
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1073 |
strongly on the text scale; making it easy for the user to zoom |
strongly on the text scale; making it easy for the user to zoom |
1074 |
fluidly in and out helps. |
fluidly in and out helps. |
1075 |
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In the current version, even small text is quite legible on the backgrounds. |
1077 |
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We have not tried to attain infinite zoomability\cite{furnas00infinity} |
We have not tried to attain infinite zoomability\cite{furnas00infinity} |
1079 |
with the current implementation, |
with the current implementation, |
1080 |
but only the more modest goal of zooming within a range |
but only the more modest goal of zooming within a range |
1105 |
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1106 |
% leads to aliasing: .... modeling textures mathematically , ... |
% leads to aliasing: .... modeling textures mathematically , ... |
1107 |
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1108 |
The most commonly asked question about this work concerns |
The most commonly asked question about this work concerns |
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text readability. We address this question in two different ways. |
text readability. We address this question in two different ways. |
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