1. There are several ways for an application to present information or feedback to users.
当程序需要为用户提供信息或者反馈时,可以有多种表达方式。

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2. The selection in the first drop-down determines the choices present in the second.
对第1个下拉菜单的选择决定了第2个下拉菜单提供的选择内容。

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3. Computers present a particular challenge—although they can add motion and interactivity, computer displays have low information density compared to that of paper.
计算机具有一个特别的挑战——虽然它们能够添加动画和交互,但它的信息分布密度比纸张低。

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4. For this reason, many programmers present hierarchies (the implementation model) in user interfaces.
基于这个原因,很多程序员喜欢在界面中展现层次关系(实现模型)。

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5. We will also try to avoid getting bogged down in theory, and instead will present these techniques from a pragmatic perspective.
我们注重从实际应用的角度,而不是从理论的角度讲述这些技术。

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6. Many online stores present confusing navigation because the designers are trying to serve everyone with one generic site.
很多在线商店的网站,因为设计师想用一个通用站点为所有的人提供服务,因此得到了令人困惑的导航。

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7. Tree controls are listviews that can present hierarchical data. They display a sideways tree, with icons for each entry.
树形控件是表达层次关系数据的列表视图,它们显示一个侧面的树,每个条目一个图标。

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8. Software frequently fails to present numerical information in a graphical way. Even rarer is the capability of software to enable graphical input.
软件经常在以图形方式显示数值信息时失败,更罕见的是软件完全具有支持图像输入的能力。

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9. When users of an interactive product manipulate tools and data, it’s usually important to clearly present the status and effect of these manipulations.
使用交互产品的用户在操作工具或者数据时,必须清晰地显示这些操作的状态和效果,这通常是很重要的。

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10. Mainly, we must ensure that information about tools and application state is clear and present and that transitions between tools are quick and simple.
主要地,我们必须保证关于工具和应用程序状态的信息是清晰地被展示出来的,同时,在工具之间的变换是快速和简单的。

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