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Topic: browsing with a user interface

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Topic:
controlled browsing of hypertext
Topic:
direct engagement and theater in a user interface
Topic:
hypertext browser
Topic:
information retrieval by cross reference
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information retrieval by searching
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outlines
Topic:
searching the Web
Topic:
World-Wide Web
Subtopic: scanning up

Quote: blind users do not want a special, text version of web pages
Quote: testing blind users with screenreaders; listened incredibly fast; scan with their ears [»theoMF11_2003]
Quote: blind users scan the first few words; e.g., start questions with a keyword, use descriptive links

Subtopic: web browsing up

Quote: top-level tasks for web browsing: Use Information, Go To, Locate, Provide Information, Configure, and React [»byrnMD5_1999]
Quote: on average, subjects visited 60% of their pages only once, 4% four times, and a handful frequently [»tausL7_1997]

Subtopic: browsing vs. search up

Quote: users prefer to find files by browsing rather than text search or remembering the name [»barrD7_1995]

Subtopic: binary data up

Quote: reference binary data as a with MIME type and size; allows consumers to make intelligent choices about fetching [»boswA10_2005]

Subtopic: scrolling up

Quote: users scroll the browser frequently and read long passages that interest them [»byrnMD5_1999]

Subtopic: hierarchical browsing up

Quote: hierarchical browsing is progressive display of detail; e.g., table of contents [»glusRJ5_1989]
Quote: show hierarchical structure by nested sets; used in IGD [»feinS3_1988]
Quote: visual representations of hierarchies: tree, chinese box, outline [»smitJB6_1987]
Quote: Self outliners present all the state and behavior available to an object through itself and its parents

Subtopic: screen layout up

Quote: a well-organized screen layout allows many items without hurting search time [»hornAJ9_2001]

Subtopic: desktop metaphor up

Quote: the Mac-style user interface is a browsing interface that works well for 100-500 resources [»lindO_1992]


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Topic: controlled browsing of hypertext (16 items)
Topic: direct engagement and theater in a user interface (35 items)
Topic: hypertext browser (23 items)
Topic: information retrieval by cross reference (7 items)
Topic: information retrieval by searching (35 items)
Topic: outlines (16 items)
Topic: searching the Web (53 items)
Topic: World-Wide Web
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