• DocumentCode
    3593302
  • Title

    The influence of AJAX on Web usability

  • Author

    Holzinger, Andreas ; Mayr, Stefan ; Slany, Wolfgang ; Debevc, Matjaz

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Med. Inf., Stat. & Documentation (IMI), Tech. Univ. Graz, Graz, Austria
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In this paper we discusses some pros and cons of using AJAX for increasing the usability of Web applications. As AJAX allows Web applications look like desktop applications, it can increase the learnability of a Web application. Nevertheless, AJAX can also be the source of end user frustration if the XMLHttpRequest is not supported by the browser, Javascript is not available, or an Internet connection is missing. We also provide some workarounds for server response time gaps, for example by providing visible user feedback messages) and enabling the back button to work properly.
  • Keywords
    Internet; Java; XML; human computer interaction; Ajax; Web usability; XMLHttpRequest; application learnability; server response time gap; user feedback; Browsers; Electronic mail; Internet; Servers; Usability; Web pages; AJAX; CSS; Usability; Web Application; XMLHttpRequest;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    e-Business (ICE-B), Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5740451