Graphical user interface with fisheye adaptation principle

A method of performing a variable dialog with a technical gadget that has a display which represents information at a plurality of points having (x, y) coordinates, and has an input element for inputting control information, comprising the steps of:

• evaluating the relevance of the represented information according to the formula;
• Relevance Function R(x, y;
• x.sub.o, y.sub.o)=Importance at Point (x, y) less Diminution D of Importance from the Position of Fixation Point x.sub.o, y.sub.o (D(x-x.sub.o, y-y.sub.o));
• specifying with the input element an amount of information to be displayed, by means of a threshold value k;
• selecting by means of an input device, in an input operation, a number of information items to be displayed in parallel and functions to be .displayed and made available;
• detecting a sophistication level of a user of said technical gadget;
• and
• resetting said threshold value k in accordance with said detecting step.