Graphical Multiscale Web Histories: A Study of Padprints

We have implemented a browser companion called PadPrints that dynamically builds a graphical history-map of visited web pages. PadPrints relies on Pad++, a zooming user interface (ZUI) development substrate, to display the history-map using minimal screen space. PadPrints functions in conjunction with a traditional web browser but without requiring any browser modifications. We performed two usability studies of PadPrints. The first addressed general navigation effectiveness. The second focused on history-related aspects of navigation. In tasks requiring returns to prior pages, users of PadPrints

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: HT
• Authors: Ron R. Hightower, Laura T. Ring, Jonathan Helfman, Benjamin B. Bederson, James D. Hollan
• Keywords: Companion Called Padprints, HT 1998, Internet Technology, Tasks Requiring Returns, Zooming User Interface