D-Folder: 提供多層暨多重資訊的檔案瀏覽系統及其使用者行為研究

Abstract

本篇論文提出D-folder系統，D-Folder是一種新型態的檔案瀏覽工具，它由兩項主要的功能所構成：「深層資料夾瀏覽」及「圖示強化標著」。D-Folder研發目的在於讓使用者可以更快速便捷的找到所要的檔案。「深層資料夾瀏覽」可讓使用者一次看到多層的檔案結構資訊，減少在資料夾間因錯誤而往返的時間。而「圖示強化標著」，在除了排序之外，讓圖示得到多一維度的資訊，使用者就能更快速的找到目標檔案。本篇論文設計了三種實驗比較D-Folder及傳統檔案瀏覽的差異，利用統計的方式，證明D-Folder的使用效率，在任何情形下都不會比傳統檔案瀏覽差；而在某些瀏覽層數深的情形下(達4層以上)，更可以節省40%以上的瀏覽時間。

In this paper, we present D-Folder, a new file navigation tool to facilitate users to locate a file with the file browser. D-Folder combines deeper folder with icon highlighting to facilitate the access of certain file icon in the file browser. The goal of D-Folder is to improve both hierarchical and spatial file navigation. Deeper folder allows the user to browse one deeper level of the current folder at once and reduces the hierarchical navigation time and the possibility of navigation error. Icon highlighting provides second dimensional information while browsing the files. The users can find files by using ”dual information”, and make spatial navigation faster and easier. The results from three formal experiments show that D-Folder does not only significantly improve the file navigation efficiency, but also increase the users’ satisfaction as well.