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[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/xupdf article.rst


From: Tuomas J. Lukka
Subject: [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/xupdf article.rst
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 15:45:57 -0500

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/gzz
Module name:    manuscripts
Changes by:     Tuomas J. Lukka <address@hidden>        03/02/15 15:45:57

Modified files:
        xupdf          : article.rst 

Log message:
        intro

CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/gzz/manuscripts/xupdf/article.rst.diff?tr1=1.144&tr2=1.145&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: manuscripts/xupdf/article.rst
diff -u manuscripts/xupdf/article.rst:1.144 manuscripts/xupdf/article.rst:1.145
--- manuscripts/xupdf/article.rst:1.144 Sat Feb 15 15:41:39 2003
+++ manuscripts/xupdf/article.rst       Sat Feb 15 15:45:57 2003
@@ -105,23 +105,27 @@
 (developed in the 70s at Xerox PARC [XXX ref]) in which *pages*
 are shown in overlapping, rectangular, unconnected viewports (windows).
 In this paradigm, following a link can only create a new window
-or replace the contents of the current window. 
-Alternatives, such as replacing part of text (XXX antont's reference; w3c link 
scopes),
-are not very popular nor intuitive. [XXXref]
-Improving user orientation through user interface improvements has 
-recently received much attention.
+or replace the contents of the current window. [#]_
+In our opinion, this is one of the root causes 
+of hypertext 
disorientation[conklin87hypertext-onpage-38-40]_[edwards-hardman89lost-in-hyperspace]_.
+
+..  [#] Alternatives, such as replacing part of text (XXX antont's reference; 
w3c link scopes),
+       are not very popular nor intuitive. [XXXref]
+
 
 ..  A focus+context view [fc-fisheye]_ of bidirectional links
     can provide a *gradual* change by showing fragments of link targets
     before a link is followed, and fragments of link sources after
     the link has been followed (if links are bidirectional). 
 
-One approach is to display information about the destinations of the links.
+Improving user orientation through user interface improvements has 
+recently received much attention.
+One early approach is to display information about the destinations of the 
links.
 Browsers' status lines or tooltips show the URL or the HTML link title of the 
link
 that the mouse is currently over.
 Fluid links [zellweger98fluid]_ take the concept further by
-allowing the user to see gradually more and more target context 
-before following a specific link. 
+allowing the user to see gradually more and more target context inserted
+into the current document before following a specific link. 
 
 Hypercept [milgram99hypercept]_ provides a cue of local structure 
 by animating the transition from the current document to a linked 




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