Interactive graphic design using automatic presentation knowledge

Abstract

Tools for creating data graphics are complex, require significant graphic expertise, and use predefmed graphics that cannot integrate multiple data types. To solve these problems, we applied automatic data presentation capabilities to enable two interactive design tools. SageBrush enables users to assemble gmphical sketches from primitives and partial prototypes, SageBook enables users to browse previously created pictures relevant to new data. SAGE, an automatic presen~ation system, supports these by completing underspecified designs, rendering unique graphic combinations, searching for relevant pictures, and redesigning old pictures to display new data, Our claim is that design interfaces must have automatic graphic knowledge to be effective.We demonstrate a simple and powerful predictive interface technique for text editing tasks. With cur technique called thedynamic mucro creation, when a user types a special "repeat" key after doing repetitive operations in a [text editor, an editing sequence corresponding to one iteration is detected, defined as a macro, and executed at the same time. When we use another special "predict" key in addkion to the repeat key, wider range of prediction schemes can be performed (depending on the order of using these two keys.207

Visualization of Heterogeneous Data

“…This approach for formalizing a visualization is based on the work of Bertin [9] and others [28,34,38]. Formally, a visualization is specified by a set of triples…”

“…Mackinlay [28] developed APT, which formalized Bertin's methodology and showed how to optimize the choice of visual encodings. Sage [34] is a more recent system that develops a more elaborate data model for designing visualizations. DEVise [27] extends the formal approach using relational algebra and in particular develops methods for linking multiple views.…”

Example based generation of custom data analysis appliances

“…In Figure 1, the analyst has created three visualizations using the expert system SAGE and its sketch-based user interface, SageBrush [7]. He then Drags a graphical representation of the corps to the echelon chart on the left 1 .…”

End-User Visualization and Manipulation of Distributed Aggregate Data

“…Used in conjunction with the SageBrush tool [21], visualizations of a visual query may be created, browsed, and refined. Like our work, the Visage system provides the ability to work with multiple data sets, providing the functionality of a relational database's project and select operations.…”