SageTools: An Intelligent Environment for Sketching, Browsing, and Customizing Data Graphics - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University

SageTools: An Intelligent Environment for Sketching, Browsing, and Customizing Data Graphics

Steven F. Roth, John Kolojejchick, Joseph Mattis, and Mei Chuah
Conference Paper, Proceedings of SIGCHI Conference Companion of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '95), pp. 409 - 410, May, 1995

Abstract

Our approach views data-graphic design as two complementary processes: design as a constructive process of selecting and arranging graphical elements, and design as a process of browsing and customizing previous cases. We present three novel tools for supporting these processes. SageBrush assembles data-graphics from primitive elements like bars, lines, and axes. SageBook browses previously created data-graphics relevant to current needs. SAGE automatically designs data-graphics, interpreting the user's specifications as conveyed with the other tools. The combined environment, SageTools, enhances user-directed design by providing automatic presentation capabilities with styles of interaction that support data-graphic design.

BibTeX

@conference{Roth-1995-13873,
author = {Steven F. Roth and John Kolojejchick and Joseph Mattis and Mei Chuah},
title = {SageTools: An Intelligent Environment for Sketching, Browsing, and Customizing Data Graphics},
booktitle = {Proceedings of SIGCHI Conference Companion of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '95)},
year = {1995},
month = {May},
pages = {409 - 410},
}