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Figure 3. Visual order and user focus. The large amount of contrast present on the screen of many window systems (left screen) makes it difficult to focus on the relevant information. The selection should be the user’s main focus: it is the object of the next operation. The right screen shows how Star/ViewPoint’s screen design focuses attention on the selection.

Figure 3. Visual order and user focus. The large amount of contrast present on the screen of many window systems (left screen) makes it difficult to focus on the relevant information. The selection should be the user’s main focus: it is the object of the next operation. The right screen shows how Star/ViewPoint’s screen design focuses attention on the selection.

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