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The Fenfire project |
The Fenfire project |
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The Fenfire project is a free software research effort to build |
The Fenfire project is a free software research effort to build |
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within them, the data model in Fenfire is more database-like, allowing |
within them, the data model in Fenfire is more database-like, allowing |
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anything to be connected permanently to anything else. |
anything to be connected permanently to anything else. |
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The data model consists of two orthogonal pieces,. |
The data model consists of two orthogonal pieces,. |
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The Xanalogical media model[ted-xanalogical-structure-needed]_ |
The Xanalogical media model [ted-xanalogical-structure-needed]_ |
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endows to the smallest units of media with identity and as a consequence |
endows to the smallest units of media with identity and as a consequence |
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changes |
changes |
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the cutting and pasting operation from copying pieces of media to actually |
the cutting and pasting operation from copying pieces of media to actually |
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creating a structure between the instance locations since the identities can be tracked. |
creating a structure between the instance locations since the identities can be tracked. |
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On a higher level, RDF[w3rdfurl]_ graphs are used to create dynamic structure |
On a higher level, RDF [w3rdfurl]_ graphs are used to create dynamic structure |
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between instances of xanalogical media. |
between instances of xanalogical media. |
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In this data model, all connections are fundamentally bidirectional, traversable |
In this data model, all connections are fundamentally bidirectional, traversable |
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in both directions. |
in both directions. |
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possibilities to user interfaces, since each piece of information has |
possibilities to user interfaces, since each piece of information has |
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a richer context available to the computer than in conventional filesystems. |
a richer context available to the computer than in conventional filesystems. |
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The Fenfire project includes libvob, a library for creating flexible, animated |
The Fenfire project includes libvob, a library for creating flexible, animated |
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user interfaces easily, allowing nonlinear fisheye coordinate systems[carpendale01presspace] |
user interfaces easily, allowing nonlinear fisheye coordinate systems [carpendale01presspace]_ |
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and smooth text rotation and scaling. |
and smooth text rotation and scaling. |
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The user interfaces currently used in fenfire are mostly |
The user interfaces currently used in fenfire are mostly |
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focus+context[fc-fisheye]_, showing one location in the hyperstructured database |
focus+context [fc-fisheye]_, showing one location in the hyperstructured database |
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as the central item and peripherally the connected locations. |
as the central item and peripherally the connected locations. |
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Several of the new technologies in fenfire are related to user interfaces, |
Several of the new technologies in fenfire are related to user interfaces, |
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in particular to showing the context visibly yet nonintrusively. |
in particular to showing the context visibly yet nonintrusively. |