1. Generalization of tooltips Supervisor : Prof Tucker
By Saira Adams
Supervisor : Prof Tucker

2. overview Project racap User interface specification High level design
Low level design
Tool used
Project plan
overview

3. Project recap: tooltip generalization
PROBLEM
Tooltips are very small therefore visually impaired users struggle to read them
Deaf users communicate in South African Sign Language.
SOLUTION :Generalization of tooltips (Audio & Video)

4. User interface specification

5. Text-based tooltip

6. Audio-based tooltip

7. Video-based tooltip

9. What have I done for term 2?
Downloaded source code: Mozilla Firefox browser
Problems experienced
Solution : create add-on

10. High-level design

11. UML DIAGRAM

12. low level design

13. Tools to be used

14. Project Plan for Term 3 Record audio & video
Add text to video and audio tooltips.
Create add-on
Insert all video and audio tooltips.
Usability testing to determine if audio/video should loop or not.
Term 3 presentation & final documentation

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