2.5.1.1-2 Cues to Display Network Structure

The display system should provide information to support the user in understanding the display network structure.

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By understanding how information is organized in the display network, the user is better able to determine where to look to find needed information. Examples of cues that support comprehension of network structure include: a view of the overall structure of the display network, navigational landmarks that identify key nodes of the network, and representations of the network that spatially distribute the nodes in a consistent, predictable manner. An information space that has no explicit structure is difficult, if not impossible, to search exhaustively. If an organized exhaustive search of the information space is to be attempted, an organizing structure must be imposed on it. An indication of structure such as a grid should be provided, especially when the space does not contain inherent regular features to define it.