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Fisheye interfaces give access to a large information structure by providing users with both local detail and global context. Despite decades of research in fisheye interfaces, their design and use are not well understood. To foster a discussion of fisheye views and their theoretical foundations, we identify five challenging areas in designing fisheye interfaces.
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Jakobsen, M.R., Hornbæk, K. (2011). Fisheye Interfaces — Research Problems and Practical Challenges. In: Ebert, A., Dix, A., Gershon, N.D., Pohl, M. (eds) Human Aspects of Visualization. HCIV 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6431. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19641-6_6
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