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.. figure:: example1.gen.png |
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Figure 1: A hypermedia structure centered around *items*, |
Figure 1: A computing environment centered around *items*, |
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things that the user cares about (`larger image`__, |
things that the user cares about (`larger image`__, |
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`screenshot`__ of prototype). |
`screenshot`__ of prototype). |
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__ full-example1.gen.png |
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In this visualization[XXX], the item the user is currently looking at |
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is shown in the middle, the other items connected to it are shown |
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around it; items further away fade into the background. Clicking |
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on a far-away item will bring it to the center [#fig1note]_. |
on a far-away item will bring it to the center [#fig1note]_. |
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This allows you **see the information** you entered |
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Hypermedia was meant to be an extension to the mind. "As We May Think," |
Hypermedia was meant to be an extension to the mind. "As We May Think," |
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Vannemar Bush entitled his famous article (`Bush 1945`_); |
Vannemar Bush entitled his famous article (`Bush 1945`_); |
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.. [#fig1note] This visualization has parallels in |
.. [#fig1note] This visualization has parallels in |
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focus+context and hyperbolic tree views [XXXref]. |
focus+context and hyperbolic tree views [XXXref]. |
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items they are linked to, and so on. [XXX less linkedy-linked] |
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(XXX Link to text) |
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