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Background and significance of the research |
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The Fenfire project is a free software effort to build |
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a location transparent, hyperstructured desktop |
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The work leading to the current Fenfire project (formerly known as GZigZag and Gzz) |
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was started in 1999. |
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In several hypertext systems today, following a link means a *disruptive* change |
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in the user's workflow, replacing the current context (e.g., a Web page) with an |
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entirely different one. This is partly caused by the dominant graphical user interface paradigm |
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(developed in the 70s at Xerox PARC) in which *pages* |
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are shown in overlapping, rectangular, unconnected viewports (windows). |
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In this paradigm, following a link can only create a new window |
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or replace the contents of the current window. |
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In our opinion, this is one of the root causes of hypertext disorientation. |
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We develop a system, named as Fenfire, which uses novel ways to control information |
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flow in the screen. |
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Our system uses xanalogical storage model [ted-xu-model]_ as a |
Our system uses xanalogical storage model [ted-xu-model]_ as a |
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basis for hyperstructured media. Xanalogical storage keeps an index of |
basis for hyperstructured media. Xanalogical storage keeps an index of |
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Earlier research of the group |
Earlier research of the group |
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The work leading to the current Fenfire project (formerly known as GZigZag and Gzz) |
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.. raw:: latex |
.. raw:: latex |
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Solutions for certain number-conserving deterministic cellular automata. |
Solutions for certain number-conserving deterministic cellular automata. |
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*Physical Review E* 65, 026115, 2002. |
*Physical Review E* 65, 026115, 2002. |
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Of these, the two last ones contain some mathematical methods which we hope will |
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be applicable to e.g.\ filtering in the text rendering problem. |
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- postgraduate studies performed in the research team |
- postgraduate studies performed in the research team |
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Janne Kujala |
Janne Kujala |
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allow more context to be shown but also induce |
allow more context to be shown but also induce |
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usability issues that need to be solved. |
usability issues that need to be solved. |
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In several hypertext systems today, following a link means a *disruptive* change |
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in the user's workflow, replacing the current context (e.g., a Web page) with an |
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entirely different one. This is partly caused by the dominant graphical user interface paradigm |
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(developed in the 70s at Xerox PARC) in which *pages* |
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are shown in overlapping, rectangular, unconnected viewports (windows). |
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In this paradigm, following a link can only create a new window |
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In our opinion, this is one of the root causes of hypertext disorientation. |
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Geometry |
Geometry |
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