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Desautels, Edouard
University of Wisconsin (retired)
Madison, Wisconsin
 
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  UMA: a system for universal mathematics accessibility
Karshmer A., Gupta G., Pontelli E., Miesenberger K., Ammalai N., Gopal D., Batusic M., Stöger B., Palmer B., Guo H.  Computers and accessibility (Proceedings of the ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Atlanta, GA, USA, Oct 18-20, 2004) 55-62, 2004.  Type: Proceedings

The universal mathematics accessibility (UMA) system includes translators that freely convert mathematical documents transcribed in formats used by unsighted individuals to formats used by sighted individuals, and vice versa....

May 11 2005  
   Generative and incremental implementation for a scripting interface
Savikko V. Journal of Systems Architecture: the EUROMICRO Journal 50(7): 427-439, 2004.  Type: Article

An incremental process is described for creating a Python interface to a large, hierarchical component object model (COM) library. The approach is illustrated with a real-life case study: a nontrivial scripting support implementation n...

Oct 21 2004  
  A Comparison of Standard Spell Checking Algorithms and a Novel Binary Neural Approach
Hodge V., Austin J. IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering 15(5): 1073-1081, 2003.  Type: Article

Spell checking is a service on which we all rely. This paper describes a simple, flexible, and efficient hybrid spell checking technique, using phonetic matching, supervised learning, and associative matching....

Aug 10 2004  
  Essential Dreamweaver 4.0 fast: rapid Web development
Hussain F., Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Secaucus, NJ, 2002. 256 pp.  Type: Book (9781852335731)

A well-designed application should be accompanied by a well thought-out book. Fortunately, this is true in the case of Dreamweaver. This book is a clear and concise treatment of the important aspects of the program, and gives an expla...

Dec 24 2002  
  3D or not 3D?: evaluating the effect of the third dimension in a document management system
Cockburn A., McKenzie B.  Human factors in computing systems (Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference, Seattle, Washington, United States, 434-441, 2001.  Type: Proceedings

Document management systems have traditionally shown directories in text form, as lists of filenames, sometimes organized into trees. Some programs (Data Mountain, for example) use thumbnails instead of mere text names, arranged in tw...

May 9 2002  
  The MIT guide to teaching Web site design
Barrett E., Levinson D., Lisanti S., MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2001. 102 pp.  Type: Book (9780262025003)

This is a well-organized guide for instructors who must teach the principles of designing and building Web sites. It does not emphasize specific technical instructions on how to engineer a particular look and feel. It stresses the idea...

Dec 1 2001  
  XML: not a silver bullet, but a great pipe wrench
Usdin T., Graham T. StandardView 6(3): 125-132, 1998.  Type: Article

This eight-page paper does a good job of explaining what XML is and is not, and what it can be used for. The relationship between XML and HTML is described, as is its connection to SGML. The paper provides several Web URLs for sites wo...

Jan 1 2000  
  Digital typography
Knuth D., Center for Study of Lang. and Info., Stanford, CA, 1999.  Type: Book (9781575860107)

The author of the monumental The Art of Computer Programming series has outdone himself with this remarkable book. It is not often that a book dealing with a dry, esoteric topic elicits adjectives such as engrossing, engaging, a...

Sep 1 1999  
  The XML and SGML cookbook
Jelliffe R., Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1998.  Type: Book (9780136142232)

Jelliffe’s goal is not to provide a tutorial on the syntax of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) or Extensible Markup Language (XML), a subset of SGML devised for the World Wide Web. Instead, this book is intended to...

Mar 1 1999  
  Publish it on the Web! (2nd ed.) (Windows version)
Pfaffenberger B., Academic Press Prof., Inc., San Diego, CA, 1997.  Type: Book (9780125531603)

This good introduction to publishing on the World Wide Web provides detailed information on the use of HTML 3.2. Better yet, it discusses why you should or should not publish on the Web. The author uses his experience, dating back to t...

Sep 1 1998  
 
 
 
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