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From: ubmaria@vax87.aud.auc.dk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.hypercard,comp.cog-eng,alt.hypertext
Subject: Re: Hypermedia Navigation
Message-ID: <295@vax87.aud.auc.dk>
Date: 19 Jan 90 09:12:10 GMT
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In article <204cs-sunc@massey.ac.nz>, A.Stenhouse@massey.ac.nz (Alan Stenhouse) writes:
> Hi! I am currently doing my masterate in Computer Science and am intending
> to do my thesis in the area of Navigating Hypermedia and implications for
> the User Interface.
> 
> At the moment, I think that there are a variety of tools that need to be
> provided to users in order to accomodate the varying needs of different
> classes of users, tasks, etc. One of the many tools that seem to be
> needed is a map facility which enables a user to see where they have been,
> where they currently are, and where they may go from here.
> 
> As a special project, I am thinking of developing such a map facility
> for HyperCard. However, I'm sure that someone must have attempted this
> before, and if not then why not?
> 
> Would you share any ideas you have about all of this with me? I'd be very
> grateful for any comments, suggestions, hints :-), etc. Or any suggestions
> as to what might be a better / more interesting / more useful project?
> 
> Thanks a lot!
> 
> Alan
> 
> * Alan Stenhouse	         | Phone     +64 63 69099 ext. 8745
> * School of Information Sciences | Fax.      +64 63 505611
> * Massey University	         | Internet: A.Stenhouse@massey.ac.nz
> * Palmerston North		 |       Hyperspatial Navigator
> * New Zealand                    |       D O N ' T   P A N I C!
The stack "Wings for the mind" by Apple on multimedia has a fine map facility,
and several other fine ideas as well.
I would very much appreciate receiving a reference to your thesis when it is
finished, as the problem is a good one.