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Mark D. Wilkinson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • iHOPerator: user-scripting a personalized bioinformatics Web, starting with the iHOP website
    BMC Bioinformatics, 2006
    Co-Authors: Benjamin M. Good, Edward A. Kawas, Mark D. Wilkinson
    Abstract:

    Background User-scripts are programs stored in Web browsers that can manipulate the content of websites prior to display in the browser. They provide a novel mechanism by which users can conveniently gain increased control over the content and the display of the information presented to them on the Web. As the Web is the primary medium by which scientists retrieve biological information, any improvements in the mechanisms that govern the utility or accessibility of this information may have profound effects. GreaseMonkey is a Mozilla Firefox Extension that facilitates the development and deployment of user-scripts for the Firefox web-browser. We utilize this to enhance the content and the presentation of the iHOP (information Hyperlinked Over Proteins) website.

  • iHOPerator: user-scripting a personalized bioinformatics Web, starting with the iHOP website
    BMC Bioinformatics, 2006
    Co-Authors: Benjamin M. Good, Edward A. Kawas, Mark D. Wilkinson
    Abstract:

    Background User-scripts are programs stored in Web browsers that can manipulate the content of websites prior to display in the browser. They provide a novel mechanism by which users can conveniently gain increased control over the content and the display of the information presented to them on the Web. As the Web is the primary medium by which scientists retrieve biological information, any improvements in the mechanisms that govern the utility or accessibility of this information may have profound effects. GreaseMonkey is a Mozilla Firefox Extension that facilitates the development and deployment of user-scripts for the Firefox web-browser. We utilize this to enhance the content and the presentation of the iHOP (information Hyperlinked Over Proteins) website. Results The iHOPerator is a GreaseMonkey user-script that augments the gene-centred pages on iHOP by providing a compact, configurable visualization of the defining information for each gene and by enabling additional data, such as biochemical pathway diagrams, to be collected automatically from third party resources and displayed in the same browsing context. Conclusion This open-source script provides an Extension to the iHOP website, demonstrating how user-scripts can personalize and enhance the Web browsing experience in a relevant biological setting. The novel, user-driven controls over the content and the display of Web resources made possible by user-scripts, such as the iHOPerator, herald the beginning of a transition from a resource-centric to a user-centric Web experience. We believe that this transition is a necessary step in the development of Web technology that will eventually result in profound improvements in the way life scientists interact with information.

Robert C Miller - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • enhancing web page readability for non native readers
    Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2010
    Co-Authors: Chenhsiang Yu, Robert C Miller
    Abstract:

    Readers face many obstacles on today's Web, including distracting content competing for the user's attention and other factors interfering with comfortable reading. On today's primarily English-language Web, non-native readers encounter even more problems, even if they have some fluency in English. In this paper, we focus on the presentation of content and propose a new transformation method, Jenga Format, to enhance web page readability. To evaluate the Jenga Format, we conducted a user study on 30 Asian users with moderate English fluency and the results indicated that the proposed transformation method improved reading comprehension without negatively affecting reading speed. We also describe Froggy, a Firefox Extension which implements the Jenga format.

  • CHI - Enhancing web page readability for non-native readers
    Proceedings of the 28th international conference on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '10, 2010
    Co-Authors: Chenhsiang Yu, Robert C Miller
    Abstract:

    Readers face many obstacles on today's Web, including distracting content competing for the user's attention and other factors interfering with comfortable reading. On today's primarily English-language Web, non-native readers encounter even more problems, even if they have some fluency in English. In this paper, we focus on the presentation of content and propose a new transformation method, Jenga Format, to enhance web page readability. To evaluate the Jenga Format, we conducted a user study on 30 Asian users with moderate English fluency and the results indicated that the proposed transformation method improved reading comprehension without negatively affecting reading speed. We also describe Froggy, a Firefox Extension which implements the Jenga format.

Chenhsiang Yu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Enhancing Social Software Readability for Multilingual Readers in the Enterprise
    2020
    Co-Authors: Jennifer Thom, Chenhsiang Yu, David R. Millen
    Abstract:

    Blogs are an important platform for people to access and share information, particularly in corporate settings where users rely on these systems for their work. However, because a global enterprise is multilingual, not all employees can understand the shared information in these systems easily if the content is written in a user’s nonnative language. Based on requirements gathered from a pilot study of Japanese and Chinese bloggers, we designed and implemented a Firefox Extension, Clearly, which uses web customization techniques and partial translation to improve the readability of blogs in enterprise social software for multilingual readers. Finally, we present a formative evaluation of Clearly conducted with 24 multilingual employees of a large global enterprise. Author Keywords Multilingual readability, enterprise social software, blogs

  • CHI Extended Abstracts - Enhancing blog readability for non-native english readers in the enterprise
    Proceedings of the 2011 annual conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems - CHI EA '11, 2011
    Co-Authors: Chenhsiang Yu, Jennifer Thom-santelli, David R. Millen
    Abstract:

    Blogs are an important platform for people to access and share information, particularly in corporate settings where users rely on these systems for their work. However, because a global enterprise is multilingual, not all employees can understand the shared information in these systems easily if the content is written in a user's non-native language. As a result, this research focuses on enhancing the readability of blogs in enterprise social software for this group of users. The pilot user study of Japanese and Chinese bloggers suggest there are two main challenges: finding an interesting blog post to read and encountering difficulties in reading blog posts as currently rendered. Based on these findings, we designed and implemented a Firefox Extension, Clearly, which uses web customization techniques to improve these two levels of readability issues.

  • enhancing web page readability for non native readers
    Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2010
    Co-Authors: Chenhsiang Yu, Robert C Miller
    Abstract:

    Readers face many obstacles on today's Web, including distracting content competing for the user's attention and other factors interfering with comfortable reading. On today's primarily English-language Web, non-native readers encounter even more problems, even if they have some fluency in English. In this paper, we focus on the presentation of content and propose a new transformation method, Jenga Format, to enhance web page readability. To evaluate the Jenga Format, we conducted a user study on 30 Asian users with moderate English fluency and the results indicated that the proposed transformation method improved reading comprehension without negatively affecting reading speed. We also describe Froggy, a Firefox Extension which implements the Jenga format.

  • CHI - Enhancing web page readability for non-native readers
    Proceedings of the 28th international conference on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '10, 2010
    Co-Authors: Chenhsiang Yu, Robert C Miller
    Abstract:

    Readers face many obstacles on today's Web, including distracting content competing for the user's attention and other factors interfering with comfortable reading. On today's primarily English-language Web, non-native readers encounter even more problems, even if they have some fluency in English. In this paper, we focus on the presentation of content and propose a new transformation method, Jenga Format, to enhance web page readability. To evaluate the Jenga Format, we conducted a user study on 30 Asian users with moderate English fluency and the results indicated that the proposed transformation method improved reading comprehension without negatively affecting reading speed. We also describe Froggy, a Firefox Extension which implements the Jenga format.

Brad Myers - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • FireCrystal: Understanding interactive behaviors in dynamic web pages
    2009 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL HCC), 2009
    Co-Authors: Stephen Oney, Brad Myers
    Abstract:

    For developers debugging their own code, augmenting the code of others, or trying to learn the implementation details of interactive behaviors, understanding how web pages work is a fundamental problem. FireCrystal is a new Firefox Extension that allows developers to indicate interactive behaviors of interest, and shows the specific code (Javascript, CSS, and HTML) that is responsible for those behaviors. FireCrystal provides an execution timeline that users can scrub back and forth, and the ability to select items of interest in the actual web page UI to see the associated code. FireCrystal may be especially useful for developers who are trying to learn the implementation details of interactive behaviors, so they can reuse these behaviors in their own web site.

Benjamin M. Good - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • iHOPerator: user-scripting a personalized bioinformatics Web, starting with the iHOP website
    BMC Bioinformatics, 2006
    Co-Authors: Benjamin M. Good, Edward A. Kawas, Mark D. Wilkinson
    Abstract:

    Background User-scripts are programs stored in Web browsers that can manipulate the content of websites prior to display in the browser. They provide a novel mechanism by which users can conveniently gain increased control over the content and the display of the information presented to them on the Web. As the Web is the primary medium by which scientists retrieve biological information, any improvements in the mechanisms that govern the utility or accessibility of this information may have profound effects. GreaseMonkey is a Mozilla Firefox Extension that facilitates the development and deployment of user-scripts for the Firefox web-browser. We utilize this to enhance the content and the presentation of the iHOP (information Hyperlinked Over Proteins) website.

  • iHOPerator: user-scripting a personalized bioinformatics Web, starting with the iHOP website
    BMC Bioinformatics, 2006
    Co-Authors: Benjamin M. Good, Edward A. Kawas, Mark D. Wilkinson
    Abstract:

    Background User-scripts are programs stored in Web browsers that can manipulate the content of websites prior to display in the browser. They provide a novel mechanism by which users can conveniently gain increased control over the content and the display of the information presented to them on the Web. As the Web is the primary medium by which scientists retrieve biological information, any improvements in the mechanisms that govern the utility or accessibility of this information may have profound effects. GreaseMonkey is a Mozilla Firefox Extension that facilitates the development and deployment of user-scripts for the Firefox web-browser. We utilize this to enhance the content and the presentation of the iHOP (information Hyperlinked Over Proteins) website. Results The iHOPerator is a GreaseMonkey user-script that augments the gene-centred pages on iHOP by providing a compact, configurable visualization of the defining information for each gene and by enabling additional data, such as biochemical pathway diagrams, to be collected automatically from third party resources and displayed in the same browsing context. Conclusion This open-source script provides an Extension to the iHOP website, demonstrating how user-scripts can personalize and enhance the Web browsing experience in a relevant biological setting. The novel, user-driven controls over the content and the display of Web resources made possible by user-scripts, such as the iHOPerator, herald the beginning of a transition from a resource-centric to a user-centric Web experience. We believe that this transition is a necessary step in the development of Web technology that will eventually result in profound improvements in the way life scientists interact with information.