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339  4.2.2 Buoys  4.2.2 Buoys
340  """""""""""  """""""""""
341    
 The intent of buoys is to reduce the cognitive overhead  
 of browsing and editing the structure (see `Thüring et al (1995)`_ and  
 references therein).  
   
342    
343  Buoys are an important part of Fenfire.  Buoys are an important part of Fenfire.
344  The idea of buoys is that some "extra information" -  The idea of buoys is that some "extra information" -
345  be it a comment, or a connection to another document -  be it a comment, or a connection to another document -
346  is *anchored* to the focused document and  is *anchored* to the focused document and
347  the representation of the extra information - the buoy -  the representation of the extra information - the buoy -
348  *floats* around the view relatively freely.  *floats* around the view relatively freely (thus the name).
349    
350  Buoys' sizes and locations are chosen based on the anchor's  Buoys' sizes and locations are chosen based on the anchor's
351  proximity to  proximity to the center of the view - buoys move around
352    smoothly when the view is panned or zoomed.
353    
354    
355  ..  figure:: mercury5-small.png  ..  figure:: mercury5-small.png
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382      __ buoysMotion.png      __ buoysMotion.png
383    
384    
385    The intent of buoys is to reduce the cognitive overhead
386    of browsing and editing the structure
387    (see `Thüring et al (1995)`_ and
388    references therein).
389    
390  4.3 Libvob  4.3 Libvob
391  ----------  ----------
392    

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