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# Line 61  Background Line 61  Background
61  Background and significance of the research  Background and significance of the research
62  -------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------
63    
64    The Fenfire project is a free software effort to build
65    a location transparent, hyperstructured desktop
66    environment.
67    The work leading to the current Fenfire project (formerly known as GZigZag and Gzz)
68    was started in 1999.
69    
 In several hypertext systems today, following a link means a *disruptive* change  
 in the user's workflow, replacing the current context (e.g., a Web page) with an  
 entirely different one. This is partly caused by the dominant graphical user interface paradigm  
 (developed in the 70s at Xerox PARC) in which *pages*  
 are shown in overlapping, rectangular, unconnected viewports (windows).  
 In this paradigm, following a link can only create a new window  
 or replace the contents of the current window.  
 In our opinion, this is one of the root causes of hypertext disorientation.  
   
 We develop a system, named as Fenfire, which uses novel ways to control information  
 flow in the screen.  
70    
71  Our system uses xanalogical storage model [ted-xu-model]_ as a  Our system uses xanalogical storage model [ted-xu-model]_ as a
72  basis for hyperstructured media. Xanalogical storage keeps an index of  basis for hyperstructured media. Xanalogical storage keeps an index of
# Line 135  the Web and many other hypermedia system Line 129  the Web and many other hypermedia system
129  Earlier research of the group  Earlier research of the group
130  -----------------------------  -----------------------------
131    
 The work leading to the current Fenfire project (formerly known as GZigZag and Gzz)  
 was started in 1999.  
   
132    
133  .. raw:: latex  .. raw:: latex
134    
# Line 206  List of the most important publications Line 197  List of the most important publications
197        Solutions for certain number-conserving deterministic cellular automata.        Solutions for certain number-conserving deterministic cellular automata.
198        *Physical Review E* 65, 026115, 2002.        *Physical Review E* 65, 026115, 2002.
199    
200    Of these, the two last ones contain some mathematical methods which we hope will
201    be applicable to e.g.\ filtering in the text rendering problem.
202    
203  - postgraduate studies performed in the research team  - postgraduate studies performed in the research team
204    
205    Janne Kujala    Janne Kujala
# Line 268  Flexible focus+context views such as fis Line 262  Flexible focus+context views such as fis
262  allow more context to be shown but also induce  allow more context to be shown but also induce
263  usability issues that need to be solved.  usability issues that need to be solved.
264    
265    Buoys
266    """""
267    
268    In several hypertext systems today, following a link means a *disruptive* change
269    in the user's workflow, replacing the current context (e.g., a Web page) with an
270    entirely different one. This is partly caused by the dominant graphical user interface paradigm
271    (developed in the 70s at Xerox PARC) in which *pages*
272    are shown in overlapping, rectangular, unconnected viewports (windows).
273    In this paradigm, following a link can only create a new window
274    or replace the contents of the current window.
275    In our opinion, this is one of the root causes of hypertext disorientation.
276    
277  Geometry  Geometry
278  ''''''''  ''''''''
279    

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