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# Line 93  In this article, we apply backgrounds pr Line 93  In this article, we apply backgrounds pr
93  data identity as a navigation aid in focus+context views.  data identity as a navigation aid in focus+context views.
94    
95    
96    It is easy to become disoriented and lost in an environment where different locations
97    are very similar
98    (example: adventure game ``you are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike'' XXX
99    which game?!)
100    
101    ... [PDF application] ... % XXX
102    When the view is focused on one part of a document,
103    context is provided by the fragments of documents, which the
104    part in focus is connected to.
105    It is hard to maintain orientation because
106    all PDF files look visually similar.
107    
108    It is easier to navigate if different textures are used
109    as the backgrounds of different documents.
110    Unique backgrounds provide instant cues on the
111    identity of the focused and connected documents and
112    a more prominent target for tracking movement between views.
113    
114    
115  \section{Related work}  \section{Related work}
116    
117  \subsection{Texturing}  \subsection{Texturing}
# Line 248  any {\em fragment} of the item, instead Line 267  any {\em fragment} of the item, instead
267    
268  \section{Unique Backgrounds}  \section{Unique Backgrounds}
269    
 It is easy to become disoriented and lost in an environment where different locations  
 are very similar  
 (example: adventure game ``you are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike'' XXX  
 which game?!)  
   
 ... [PDF application] ... % XXX  
 When the view is focused on one part of a document,  
 context is provided by the fragments of documents, which the  
 part in focus is connected to.  
 It is hard to maintain orientation because  
 all PDF files look visually similar.  
   
 It is easier to navigate if different textures are used  
 as the backgrounds of different documents.  
 Unique backgrounds provide instant cues on the  
 identity of the focused and connected documents and  
 a more prominent target for tracking movement between views.  
   
270  % XXX  % XXX
271    
272  The identity is used as a seed for randomly choosing  The identity is used as a seed for randomly choosing

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