Active Table-of-Contents Control for Content Navigation and Customization
http://www.foruse.com/articles/designstudy1.pdf

Constantine, Larry L. and Lucy A.D. Lockwood
Foruse.com
2001

Abstract:

This report illustrates the design of a novel user interface feature to provide simple and rapid navigation and user customization of the contents of a complex, multipart document. Within a performancesupport application for classroom teachers, the objective was to provide an efficient and instantly learnable scheme for direct user control over the parts to be included in the document as well as quick access to any part of the document. The design relies on the techniques of instructive interaction, an innovative approach for making user interfaces self-teaching even when they incorporate novel or non-standard features.