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25  - the objective and brief description of the project (the most  - the objective and brief description of the project (the most
26    important item of the abstract)    important item of the abstract)
27        
28    Research on the theoretical and user-interface issues arising in the Fenfire  
29    project.    In several hypertext systems today, following a link means a *disruptive* change
30      in the user's workflow, replacing the current context (e.g., a Web page) with an
31      entirely different one. This is partly caused by the dominant graphical user interface paradigm
32      (developed in the 70s at Xerox PARC; see, e.g., [kay93smalltalk]_) in which *pag
33      es* are shown in overlapping, rectangular, unconnected viewports (windows).
34      In this paradigm, following a link can only create a new window
35      or replace the contents of the current window.
36      In our opinion, this is one of the root causes of hypertext disorientation
37      [edwards-hardman89lost-in-hyperspace]_ [conklin87hypertext-onpage-38-40]_.
38      
39    The Fenfire project is an effort to build a location transparent, hyperstructured desktop    The Fenfire project is an effort to build a location transparent, hyperstructured desktop
40    environment. The Fenfire project consists of two parts: research and software engineering .      environment. We perform research on the theoretical and user-interface issues arising in the
41    The main research of the project include new user interfaces, complex data structures,    Fenfire project and on the new possibilities that a more hyperstructural approach to
42    different kind of data storage models and custom controllers.    information opens to user interfaces. Additional research include complex data structures,
43      different kind of data storage models and custom controllers.
44        
45    Fenfire uses xanalogical storage model as a basis for hyperstructured media. Each data    Fenfire uses xanalogical storage model as a basis for hyperstructured media. Each data
46    item in the Fenfire system has a globally unique identifier. We use RDF semantic web technologies to    item in the Fenfire system has a globally unique identifier. We use RDF semantic web technologies to

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