[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Control1 poster.rst

[Tuomas J. Lukka]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/gzz
Module name:    manuscripts
Changes by:     Tuomas J. Lukka <address@hidden>        03/05/05 18:34:32

Modified files:
        Control1       : poster.rst 

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http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/gzz/manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst.diff?tr1=1.102&tr2=1.103&r1=text&r2=text

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Index: manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst
diff -u manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.102 
manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.103
--- manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst:1.102       Mon May  5 18:29:38 2003
+++ manuscripts/Control1/poster.rst     Mon May  5 18:34:32 2003
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 .. User interfaces introducing new ways of visualizing information
    could benefit from customized controllers. But unless standard,
    mass-produced parts can be used, it is expensive and time-consuming
-   to design, prototype and produce controllers for a spesific purpose.
+   to design, prototype and produce controllers for a specific purpose.
 
 Producing customized controllers 
 for new user interfaces 
@@ -119,16 +119,16 @@
 show two example controllers. Following that, we discuss
 practical experiences from our work so far and conclude.
 
-.. from the end user point of view, several spesific 
+.. from the end user point of view, several specific 
    controllers have been tricky to use simultaneously before USB
 
 .. - Why are customized controllers needed?
 
      * new information visualizing paradigms
-     * more spesific / concrete direct manipulation controllers 
+     * more specific / concrete direct manipulation controllers 
      * accessibility: special controllers for handicapped
 
-    - What are the exising mass-produced options?
+    - What are the existing mass-produced options?
 
      * http://www.billbuxton.com/InputSources.html
 
@@ -189,10 +189,9 @@
 
 .. REF: Mindstorms-using articles &c
 
-In [ayers-interface]_, 
-devices build from LEGOs and electrick toolkit parts 
+In [ayers-interface]_, devices built from LEGOs 
+and electric toolkit parts 
 are used to navigate 3D virtual world.  
-
 In [fitzmaurice95bricks]_,
 physical Lego-sized bricks are used as controllers for applications
 on a large horizontal display surface, and
@@ -206,12 +205,12 @@
 are cheapest to build by purchasing mice for parts.
 
 In [yee03peephole]_, one of the prototypes for
-using pda as a peephole to a larger canvas
+using PDA as a peephole to a larger canvas
 uses mice and fishing lines for triangulating 
-the position of the pda (which the user can move around).
+the position of the PDA (which the user can move around).
 The distance to a reference point
 was measured by having the fishing line go through a grid wheel
-in the mouse with small weigtht at the end maintaining tension.
+in the mouse with small weight at the end maintaining tension.
 
 .. Graph: axes: price, DOF
 
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@
 of having to explain the budget for purchasing LEGO sets with
 strange names.
 
-The downsides 
+The down-sides 
 are still quite acceptable for prototypes, 
 and of course using LEGO bricks for
 prototyping won't rule out the possibility