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4.2.2 Buoys |
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The intent of buoys is to reduce the cognitive overhead |
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of browsing and editing the structure (see `Thüring et al (1995)`_ and |
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Buoys are an important part of Fenfire. |
Buoys are an important part of Fenfire. |
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The idea of buoys is that some "extra information" - |
The idea of buoys is that some "extra information" - |
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be it a comment, or a connection to another document - |
be it a comment, or a connection to another document - |
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is *anchored* to the focused document and |
is *anchored* to the focused document and |
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the representation of the extra information - the buoy - |
the representation of the extra information - the buoy - |
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*floats* around the view relatively freely. |
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Buoys' sizes and locations are chosen based on the anchor's |
Buoys' sizes and locations are chosen based on the anchor's |
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proximity to |
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.. figure:: mercury5-small.png |
.. figure:: mercury5-small.png |
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__ buoysMotion.png |
__ buoysMotion.png |
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4.3 Libvob |
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