[Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst

[Hermanni Hyytiälä]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/fenfire
Module name:    journals
Changes by:     Hermanni Hyytiälä <address@hidden>      03/05/12 02:58:08

Modified files:
        plans          : SA_2003.rst 

Log message:
        Better abstract ?

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http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/fenfire/journals/plans/SA_2003.rst.diff?tr1=1.27&tr2=1.28&r1=text&r2=text

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diff -u journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.27 journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.28
--- journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.27     Fri May  9 09:51:57 2003
+++ journals/plans/SA_2003.rst  Mon May 12 02:58:07 2003
@@ -25,13 +25,22 @@
 - the objective and brief description of the project (the most
   important item of the abstract)
   
-  Research on the theoretical and user-interface issues arising in the Fenfire
-  project.
- 
+
+  In several hypertext systems today, following a link means a *disruptive* 
change
+  in the user's workflow, replacing the current context (e.g., a Web page) 
with an
+  entirely different one. This is partly caused by the dominant graphical user 
interface paradigm
+  (developed in the 70s at Xerox PARC; see, e.g., [kay93smalltalk]_) in which 
*pag
+  es* 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.
+  In our opinion, this is one of the root causes of hypertext disorientation 
+  [edwards-hardman89lost-in-hyperspace]_ [conklin87hypertext-onpage-38-40]_.
+  
   The Fenfire project is an effort to build a location transparent, 
hyperstructured desktop 
-  environment. The Fenfire project consists of two parts: research and 
software engineering .  
-  The main research of the project include new user interfaces, complex data 
structures, 
-  different kind of data storage models and custom controllers.
+  environment. We perform research on the theoretical and user-interface 
issues arising in the 
+  Fenfire project and on the new possibilities that a more hyperstructural 
approach to 
+  information opens to user interfaces. Additional research include complex 
data structures, 
+  different kind of data storage models and custom controllers. 
   
   Fenfire uses xanalogical storage model as a basis for hyperstructured media. 
Each data 
   item in the Fenfire system has a globally unique identifier. We use RDF 
semantic web technologies to