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# Line 287  The RDF structure (`Lassila and Swick 19 Line 287  The RDF structure (`Lassila and Swick 19
287  a 3-hypergraph. By interpreting the hyperedge components  a 3-hypergraph. By interpreting the hyperedge components
288  (as is usual) as subject, predicate, and object, the orthogonal  (as is usual) as subject, predicate, and object, the orthogonal
289  components are obtained by using different predicates (as dimensions)  components are obtained by using different predicates (as dimensions)
290  in different applitudes.  in different applitudes. XXX
291    
292    - generally layouted as 2D graph = simulation of a drawing
293      on paper
294    - graphical editors such as IsaViz [ref] often provide tools
295      for automatic graph layout, and generally allow humans
296      to layout graphs manually
297    - no f+c
298    - therefore, it's always a problem that some related items
299      are on the other end of the graph
300    - we describe our visualizations of rdf below (4.2.1)
301    
302    
303    
# Line 323  metadata also in RDF. Line 333  metadata also in RDF.
333  4.2 Views  4.2 Views
334  ---------  ---------
335    
336  4.2.1 Loom Focus+Context views  4.2.1 RDF Focus+Context views
337  """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""""""""""""""""""""
338    
339    - our 'basic hyperstructure' visualization of rdf
340    
341  - Loom structure views, particularly wheel  - wheel: f+c (see fig.1)
342    
343  - RDF diagrams usually show URI nodes labelled with the URI.  - challenge:
344      RDF diagrams usually show URI nodes labelled with the URI.
345    In Fenfire, some property of the node will usually be shown    In Fenfire, some property of the node will usually be shown
346    as the next inside the node, often an ``rdfs:desctiption``.    as the next inside the node, often an ``rdfs:desctiption``.
347    
# Line 336  metadata also in RDF. Line 349  metadata also in RDF.
349      but OTOH more powerful than ZZ: you *may* want to show      but OTOH more powerful than ZZ: you *may* want to show
350      people as "Anna Fischer (39)"...)      people as "Anna Fischer (39)"...)
351    
352    - similar with sorting
353    
354    - we will productize Loom separately as an RDF editor;
355      Loom is similar to a zzstructure implementation that
356      shows only the fundamental hyperstructure.
357    
358  4.2.2 Buoys  4.2.2 Buoys
359  """""""""""  """""""""""
360    

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