InterTwine: creating interapplication information scent to support coordinated use of software
InterTwine: creating interapplication information scent to support coordinated use of software
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InterTwine:创建应用程序间信息气味以支持软件的协调使用
DOI:
10.1145/2642918.2647420
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发表时间:
2014
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通讯作者:
Michael A. Terry
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作者:
Adam Fourney;B. Lafreniere;Parmit K. Chilana;Michael A. Terry
Users often make continued and sustained use of online resources to complement use of a desktop application. For example, users may reference online tutorials to recall how to perform a particular task. While often used in a coordinated fashion, the browser and desktop application provide separate, independent mechanisms for helping users find and re-find task-relevant information. In this paper, we describe InterTwine, a system that links information in the web browser with relevant elements in the desktop application to create interapplication information scent. This explicit link produces a shared interapplication history to assist in re-finding information in both applications. As an example, InterTwine marks all menu items in the desktop application that are currently mentioned in the front-most web page. This paper introduces the notion of interapplication information scent, demonstrates the concept in InterTwine, and describes results from a formative study suggesting the utility of the concept.