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From: dsy@psych.toronto.edu (Desiree Sy)
Subject: Re: adaptive user interfaces
Message-ID: <1991Jun16.205355.12316@psych.toronto.edu>
Organization: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
References: <1991Jun12.182221.10179@cs.sfu.ca> <SVEN.91Jun16141303@laverne.cs.widener.edu>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1991 20:53:55 GMT

>In article <1991Jun12.182221.10179@cs.sfu.ca> kathy@cs.sfu.ca (Kathy Peters) writes:
>   I am interested in the concept of adaptive user interfaces - somehow
>   tailoring the user interface for individual skills and preferences.
>   (Rather than just having categories like 'naive', 'expert', etc.).

Microsoft has done a little work on this. Users can adjust their
menus and keystroke combinations in Word 4.0. I love this feature,
and would be delighted if more applications would incorporate it.

-desiree