local
local propagation
In Proceedings of
UIST 1994
Skyblue: a multi-way local propagation constraint solver for user interface construction (p. 137-146)
In Proceedings of
UIST 1996
Indigo: a local propagation algorithm for inequality constraints (p. 129-136)
local search
In Proceedings of
UIST 2006
Viz: a visual analysis suite for explaining local search behavior (p. 57-66)

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local tool
In Proceedings of
UIST 1996
Local tools: an alternative to tool palettes (p. 169-170)