| Document ID (ISN) | 42979 |
| CIS number |
84-1883 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0018-7208 - Human Factors |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Duchnicky R.L., Kolers P.A. |
| Title |
Readability of text scrolled on visual display terminals as a function of window size |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1983, Vol.25, No.6, p.683-692. Illus. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
10 student subjects were tested to evaluate the readability of text as a function of 3 different line lengths, 2 different character densities and window heights of 1, 2, 3, 4 or 20 lines. Lines of full and two-thirds screen width were read 25% faster than lines of one-third screen width. Text of density 80 characters/line was read 30% faster than text in a format of 40 characters/line. Text in windows 4 lines high was read as efficiently as text in 20-line windows, and text in 1- or 2-line windows was read 9% more slowly than text in 20-line windows. Comprehension of the passages did not vary as a function of window size. Implications of the results for mixed text and graphics and for limited-capacity electronic displays are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
visual tasks; legibility; visual display terminals |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ergonomic evaluation; human experiments |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Lighting, colour and vision
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Office work
Visual display terminals (VDTs)
Ergonomics
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