Developing a Practical Programming by Demonstration Tool
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چکیده
Many iterative tasks in direct manipulation interfaces cannot be automated with standard application tools, forcing users to repeat the same interface actions again and again. We describe a domain-independent programming by demonstration system that learns iterative tasks in a range of widely-used applications on a popular computer platform. An evaluation showed that users are capable of using the agent to automate iterative tasks, and will choose to do so in many circumstances. It also found many shortcomings, which were corrected in a new version of the interface. This paper recounts the design process, the first interface, the evaluation, and consequent revisions.
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