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We present in this paper a new interactive method called Imagine that automatically generates style sheets for Web sites. This method aims at satisfying the artistic or aesthetic preferences of the user. This method uses a genetic algorithm to generate style sheets and to find in a search space one or several style sheets that will maximize the user satisfaction. This genetic algorithm is interactive: it generates style sheets, it displays them, and then it asks the user to select those which look the best. In this way, the search for an optimal sheet is guided by the answers provided by the user. Also, this algorithm uses non standard genetic operators based on gene frequencies. We present examples obtained with the actual prototype.
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Monmarché, N., Nocent, G., Venturini, G., Santini, P. (2000). On Generating HTML Style Sheets with an Interactive Genetic Algorithm Based on Gene Frequencies. In: Fonlupt, C., Hao, JK., Lutton, E., Schoenauer, M., Ronald, E. (eds) Artificial Evolution. AE 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1829. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10721187_7
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