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9  Issues  .. Issues
10  ======     ======
11    
12  - most important: what is our central thesis / hypothesis / thing?     - most important: what is our central thesis / hypothesis / thing?
13    There are lots of nice technologies and ideas but we need the       There are lots of nice technologies and ideas but we need the
14    "one idea to rule them all" ;)  ((been rereading Tolkien) ;)       "one idea to rule them all" ;)  ((been rereading Tolkien) ;)
15    We have:       We have:
16    
17          - xu structure          - xu structure
18    
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33          - user editability          - user editability
34    
35      **RESOLVED**: Most important is the non-disruptive f+c link structure,       **RESOLVED**: Most important is the non-disruptive f+c link structure,
36      and the visual stuff that helps understanding it. The xu structure is not       and the visual stuff that helps understanding it. The xu structure is not
37      so novel and not so important in xupdf: the link model is actually       so novel and not so important in xupdf: the link model is actually
38      more general. As for editability, like Benja says ::       more general. As for editability, like Benja says ::
39    
40          <benja> tuomasl: I think that's... a benefit, but not the point          <benja> tuomasl: I think that's... a benefit, but not the point
41          <benja> since it's too well-known          <benja> since it's too well-known
42          <benja> I mean, shout 'should users be able to make links while browsing' into the audience and you'll get back          <benja> I mean, shout 'should users be able to make links while browsing' into the audience and you'll get back
43          'YEEEEES!' ;-)          'YEEEEES!' ;-)
44    
45      Spatial canvases might be nice but might be too much work.       Spatial canvases might be nice but might be too much work.
46    
47  - What to call xupdf? We need some name for the view & structure demonstrated here.     - What to call xupdf? We need some name for the view & structure demonstrated here.
48    Gzz is much more than this, but xupdf is not necessarily ideal ;)       Gzz is much more than this, but xupdf is not necessarily ideal ;)
49    
50  - why left-right, why not some other set of directions?     - why left-right, why not some other set of directions?
51    
52      RESOLVED: (needs to be explained in text):         RESOLVED: (needs to be explained in text):
53    
54          - screen aspect, TV aspect 4:3 --> 16:9!          - screen aspect, TV aspect 4:3 --> 16:9!
55    
56          - left and right hand          - left and right hand
57    
58  - the above points only partly resolve the issue. More importantly,     - the above points only partly resolve the issue. More importantly,
59    why should there be exactly two possible directions and not four       why should there be exactly two possible directions and not four
60    or the full set of directions on a circle.       or the full set of directions on a circle.
61    It could be argued that more variation in the directions would       It could be argued that more variation in the directions would
62    yield more visual features for distinguishing between different links.       yield more visual features for distinguishing between different links.
63    
64  - Do we differentiate between different link types/directions such as     - Do we differentiate between different link types/directions such as
65          - left-right          - left-right
66          - past-future          - past-future
67          - source-referer          - source-referer
68          - created by document author/user?          - created by document author/user?
69    
70    
71  EXPLAIN ANIMATION! FOR US, OBVIOUS, BUT NEED SCREENSHOTS OF COMPLETE ANIMATION     EXPLAIN ANIMATION! FOR US, OBVIOUS, BUT NEED SCREENSHOTS OF COMPLETE ANIMATION
72  SEQUENCE BETWEEN NODES!!!     SEQUENCE BETWEEN NODES!!!
73    
 .. raw:: latex  
   
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74    
75  Abstract  Abstract
76  ========  ========

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