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The item we are currently looking at |
The item we are currently looking at |
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is shown in the middle, related items are shown |
is shown in the middle, related items are shown |
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around it. Items further away fade into the background. Clicking |
around it [#notalldimensions]_. Items further away |
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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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Thus, **related items are always near each other** [#not2d]_. |
Thus, **related items are always near each other** [#not2d]_. |
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.. [#notalldimensions] In fact, usually only a user-selected set |
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This way, the information shown is that relevant to the |
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For example, when composing e-mail to the attendants of a meeting, |
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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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