Browser and GUI Chrome

[email protected] (Jakob Nielsen) Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:10:00 -0800

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.web.alertbox
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"Chrome" is the user interface overhead that surrounds user data and web
page content. Although chrome obesity can eat half of the available
pixels, a reasonable amount enhances usability.
	
Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for January 30:
  > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ui-chrome.html
		
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