Reducing the user interface
IBM Developer Works: User interfaces are constantly getting larger and more functional. There's probably a simple exponential growth function similar to Moore's Law that could describe it, but whatever it is, the key is that UIs keep expanding. Many applications have far more data and functions than a single user would ever want or be able to use. This paper focuses on, among other things, ways to enable users to quickly filter down large data sets and to limit functions based on their job roles. (2001-06-17)
The link address is: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/us-reduce/?n-us-6141