StickyLand: Breaking the Linear Presentation of Computational Notebooks

Abstract

Figure 1: The StickyLand user interface persists on top of a computational notebook, creating an always-on workspace for data scientists to display text and execute code. (A) A user can drag an existing Notebook Cell to (B) the Sticky Dock that mounts on the edge of the notebook. (C) It creates a Sticky Cell that stays at the same location even when the user scrolls the notebook. (D) The user can further convert this cell to a Floating Cell that floats on top of the notebook with customizable position and size.