浏览器获取浏览历史

by Patryk Adaś

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浏览器历史的未来 (The Future of Browser History)

I am really unsatisfied with the current state of Browser History. I think that this is the most underestimated feature of every modern web browser. Let’s take the most popular browser as an example.

我对浏览器历史记录的当前状态真的不满意。 我认为这是每个现代Web浏览器中最被低估的功能。 让我们以最受欢迎的浏览器为例。

Before we talk about browsers history, we need to understand how we tend to browse nowadays.

在讨论浏览器历史之前，我们需要了解我们如今的浏览趋势。

Sometimes I want to know how to convert 1 foot to centimeters.

有时我想知道如何将1英尺转换为厘米。

Sometimes, on the other hand, I want to know why and how things happen.

另一方面，有时我想知道事情发生的原因和方式。

For the second kind of search, the standard pattern of match retrieval does not really cut it.

对于第二种搜索，匹配检索的标准模式并没有真正消除它。

问题 (Problem)

I can search for the term in Google, but I’m not going to get a single result that answers my question. Rather, I’m going to get a lot of results, and all of those results will have bits and pieces of information that are relevant to me.

我可以在Google中搜索该词，但不会得到一个可以回答我的问题的结果。 相反，我将获得很多结果，所有这些结果都将包含与我相关的点点滴滴的信息。

Then I’m going to go exploring through the internet, collecting lots of tabs along the way. Some of those tabs will be duds, so I close them.

然后，我将继续通过互联网进行探索，并在此过程中收集许多标签。 这些标签中的某些标签会变色，因此我将其关闭。

Some of those tabs will be relevant and will have twenty more links, so I open them all, and in this way I keep crawling.

这些选项卡中的一些将是相关的，还将具有二十多个链接，因此我将其全部打开，并以此方式进行爬网。

Then after a while I have a cloud of pages in my head that I visited and the answer is more or less complete.

然后过了一会儿，我脑海中浮现出一堆书，答案或多或少是完整的。

But if I try to revisit this later, it’s impossible. I can remember what I found, but it wasn’t a linear progression, therefore my browser history is useless.

但是，如果我稍后再尝试修改它，那是不可能的。 我可以记住我发现的内容，但这并不是线性关系，因此我的浏览器历史记录没有用。

Despite living in a data-driven society, as more and more databases are brought online, the complex and varied information available to be discovered is dependent on how well we can search.

尽管生活在数据驱动的社会中，但是随着越来越多的数据库联机，可发现的复杂多样的信息取决于我们的搜索能力。

In formal ways, we have transitioned from the Classic Retrieval Model, to what is called, Berrypicking Search.

在形式上，我们已经从经典检索模型过渡到所谓的Berrypicking Search 。

The query is satisfied not by a single final retrieved set, but by a series of selections of individual references and bits of information at each stage of the ever-modifying search.

该查询不是通过单个最终检索集来满足的，而是通过在不断修改的搜索的每个阶段对单个引用和信息位的一系列选择来满足的。

In other words, we do not usually search for something that leads to a single result that answers our question, rather we search for terms and then explore the internet, connecting bits and pieces of the answer as we read through the web of tabs that our search starts for us.

换句话说，我们通常不会搜索会导致单个结果回答我们问题的内容，而是搜索词条，然后浏览互联网，在浏览选项卡网络时连接点点滴滴的答案搜索开始为我们。

Our search needs, and in turn our browser history, are not being met with single query anymore. We move through a variety of sources with every new piece of information giving us new ideas and directions to follow. Without us ever knowing it, our search queries are constantly fluctuating.

我们的搜索需求以及我们的浏览器历史记录都不再通过单个查询满足。 我们通过各种渠道获取新的信息，为我们提供了新的思路和遵循的方向。 没有我们的了解，我们的搜索查询就会不断波动。

Unfortunately, our current solution to finding a not-bookmarked webpage, is to retrace own steps through different links.

不幸的是，我们当前找到未加书签的网页的解决方案是通过不同的链接来追溯自己的步骤。

It demands that users have enough information to decipher the desired page from all others by recognizing headers, obscure URLs or timestamps.

它要求用户具有足够的信息，以通过识别标头，模糊的URL或时间戳来从所有其他信息中解密所需的页面。

Our browser’s history should reflect our behavior on the internet and help us understand the process behind it. It is crucial to actually understand and question the way we use the internet, and without the suitable tools, it is not possible.

浏览器的历史记录应该反映我们在互联网上的行为，并帮助我们了解其背后的过程。 真正理解和质疑我们使用互联网的方式至关重要，而没有合适的工具，这是不可能的。

解 (Solution)

I find answers in maps.

我在地图上找到答案。

On top there is a timeline, positions are still displayed chronologically, but users can also see connections.

在顶部有一个时间线，位置仍按时间顺序显示，但用户也可以看到连接。

Not only is this a different approach to browsing our own content, it is now possible to see patterns of my search queries and behaviors. In this way, our browser history does not only perform a retrieval function, but also writes a narrative.

这不仅是浏览我们自己内容的一种不同方法，现在还可以查看我的搜索查询和行为的模式。 这样，我们的浏览器历史记录不仅可以执行检索功能，还可以编写叙述。

I will finally understand why I ended up reading about the influence of plants on soil properties, when I started with a Texas BBQ query.

我将最终理解为什么当我开始使用Texas BBQ查询时，为什么最终阅读了有关植物对土壤特性的影响的文章。

With this method, I am able to see at a glance how different pieces of information are connected, how they relate to each other and how I formed conclusions. I see how I actually cognized things that are relevant. It is not only about the goal, but also about the journey.

使用这种方法，我可以一目了然地看到不同的信息如何连接，它们如何相互关联以及如何得出结论。 我看到我实际上是如何认识到相关的事情的。 这不仅关乎目标，而且关乎旅程。

In the proposed interface, with a simple hover action I receive essential pieces of information. I am able to understand my thought process and points of interest. It is also easier to actually remember the page thanks to particular color schemes and meta sections.

在建议的界面中，通过简单的悬停操作，我会收到必要的信息。 我能够理解自己的思考过程和兴趣点。 由于采用了特定的配色方案和meta部分，因此实际上更容易记住该页面。

Let’s say I already found what I was looking for and I’m satisfied with my information retrieval process.

假设我已经找到了想要的东西，并且对信息检索过程感到满意。

How many times have I visited this website? How much time have I spent using it? When did I see something interesting? How often do I visit it? How does my generated traffic look like, from perspective of particular page?

我访问过该网站多少次？ 我花了多少时间使用它？ 我什么时候看到有趣的东西？ 我多久拜访一次？ 从特定页面的角度来看，我产生的流量如何？

They say to never trust a person with an empty history.

他们说永远不要相信一个空虚的人 。

Google is one of the best search engines available and yet, in Browser History there is not even a place for auto-suggestion. How come?

Google是目前最好的搜索引擎之一，但是，在浏览器历史记录中甚至没有自动建议的地方。 怎么会？

I’d love to search by topic, dates, colors.

我想按主题，日期，颜色进行搜索。

In order to re-create our experience — or to just see the overall topics of our interests — it would be useful to provide users with a list of past searches. Once you clicked a particular search result, it would expand with visited links based on that very query, and would redirect you to the map with the highlighted path.

为了重新创建我们的体验，或者只是看到我们感兴趣的整体主题，向用户提供过去搜索的列表将很有用。 单击特定的搜索结果后，它会根据该查询扩大访问的链接，并将您重定向到带有突出显示路径的地图。

Currently, I am really missing the analytics screen. It is crucial to be able to understand one’s own behavior, especially as there is no distinction between offline and online anymore. Filter Bubble shows that information we see is selective.

目前，我真的很缺少分析屏幕。 能够理解自己的行为至关重要，尤其是因为离线与在线之间已不再存在区别时。 滤泡 表明我们看到的信息是选择性的。

We become separated from information that disagrees with our viewpoint. As a result, we are more and more comforted in our own domain. We have stopped questioning.

我们从与我们观点不一致的信息中分离出来。 结果，我们在自己的领域中越来越感到安慰。 我们已经停止质疑。

I want to see how much time I spend browsing Internet, how I collect information, and how I form my views.

我想看看我花了多少时间浏览Internet，如何收集信息以及如何形成自己的观点。

We live in times when understanding your browser behaviors and search patterns is becoming crucial in cognitivism process.

在生活中，了解您的浏览器行为和搜索模式在认知过程中变得至关重要。

I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.

如果您仅有的工具是锤子，我想将所有东西都当作钉子来对待是很诱人的。

Bibliography and inspiration:

书目和灵感：

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If you would like to collaborate please feel free to write.

如果您想合作，请随时写信 。

翻译自: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/browserhistory-2abad38022b1/

浏览器获取浏览历史