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Automation of repetitive web browsing tasks with voice-enabled macros

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Non-visual aural web browsing remains inefficient as compared to regular browsing with visual modalities. This paper proposes an approach for automation of repetitive browsing tasks by using personalized macros, which are easy to record and replay with a speech-enabled interface. The prototype system is implemented in the framework of the HearSay non-visual web browser.

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Assets '08: Proceedings of the 10th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
October 2008
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DOI:10.1145/1414471
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  1. audio interface
  2. blind users
  3. hearsay
  4. macro player
  5. macro recorder
  6. non-visual
  7. screen reader
  8. web browser

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