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Pedro Teixeira Daniel

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Daniel, Pedro Teixeira and Fonseca, Gonçalves Manuel J. (2010): Interactive file searching using file metadata and visualization. In: Proceedings of the HCI10 Conference on People and Computers XXIV 2010. pp. 27-35.

Navigation and browsing on a computer system are usually done using the file system hierarchy. However, this is not the most adequate method to search or locate a given file at a later time, unless we know exactly where it is. In this paper, we present a new approach for interactive file searching, which takes advantage of the (implicit) metadata associated to files. With this information we specify a semantic hierarchy that is both used for browsing and filtering the found files. We combine this with an interactive histogram, for overviewing and filtering according to specific metadata, and a dynamic view mechanism, which selects the most appropriate representation for the type of file being presented. Experimental tests with users revealed that they can find files faster than with a conventional browser or searching tool and that the semantic hierarchy and filtering mechanism were well understood by users.

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