Clip, connect, clone: combining application elements to build custom interfaces for information access
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Clip, connect, clone : combining application elements to build custom interfaces for information access. / Fujima, Jun; Lunzer, Aran; Hornbæk, Kasper; Tanaka, Yuzuru.
No code required: giving users tools to transform the web. ed. / Allen Cypher; Mira Dontcheva; Tessa Lau; Jeffrey Nichols. Morgan Kaufmann, 2010. p. 153-172.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Clip, connect, clone
T2 - combining application elements to build custom interfaces for information access
AU - Fujima, Jun
AU - Lunzer, Aran
AU - Hornbæk, Kasper
AU - Tanaka, Yuzuru
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Many applications provide a form-like interface for requesting information: the user fills in some fields, submits the form, and the application presents corresponding results. Such a procedure becomes burdensome if (1) the user must submit many different requests, for example in pursuing a trial-and-error search; (2) results from one application are to be used as inputs for another, requiring the user to transfer them by hand; or (3) the user wants to compare results, but only the results from one request can be seen at a time. We describe how users can reduce this burden by creating custom interfaces using three mechanisms: clipping of input and result elements from existing applications to form cells on a spreadsheet; connecting these cells using formulas, thus enabling result transfer between applications; and cloning cells so that multiple requests can be handled side by side. We demonstrate a prototype of these mechanisms, initially specialized for handling Web applications, and show how it lets users build new interfaces to suit their individual needs.
AB - Many applications provide a form-like interface for requesting information: the user fills in some fields, submits the form, and the application presents corresponding results. Such a procedure becomes burdensome if (1) the user must submit many different requests, for example in pursuing a trial-and-error search; (2) results from one application are to be used as inputs for another, requiring the user to transfer them by hand; or (3) the user wants to compare results, but only the results from one request can be seen at a time. We describe how users can reduce this burden by creating custom interfaces using three mechanisms: clipping of input and result elements from existing applications to form cells on a spreadsheet; connecting these cells using formulas, thus enabling result transfer between applications; and cloning cells so that multiple requests can be handled side by side. We demonstrate a prototype of these mechanisms, initially specialized for handling Web applications, and show how it lets users build new interfaces to suit their individual needs.
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-381541-5.00008-0
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-381541-5.00008-0
M3 - Book chapter
SP - 153
EP - 172
BT - No code required
A2 - Cypher, Allen
A2 - Dontcheva, Mira
A2 - Lau, Tessa
A2 - Nichols, Jeffrey
PB - Morgan Kaufmann
ER -
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