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[Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst
From: |
Janne V. Kujala |
Subject: |
[Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst |
Date: |
Mon, 12 May 2003 03:33:34 -0400 |
CVSROOT: /cvsroot/fenfire
Module name: journals
Changes by: Janne V. Kujala <address@hidden> 03/05/12 03:33:34
Modified files:
plans : SA_2003.rst
Log message:
reorg
CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/fenfire/journals/plans/SA_2003.rst.diff?tr1=1.30&tr2=1.31&r1=text&r2=text
Patches:
Index: journals/plans/SA_2003.rst
diff -u journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.30 journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.31
--- journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.30 Mon May 12 03:17:34 2003
+++ journals/plans/SA_2003.rst Mon May 12 03:33:34 2003
@@ -65,13 +65,9 @@
Background
==========
-- background and significance of the research
+Background and significance of the research
+-------------------------------------------
-The work leading to the current Fenfire project (formerly GZigZag and Gzz)
-was started in 1999.
-
-origins of the Xanalogical model?
-
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.
@@ -85,6 +81,15 @@
[edwards-hardman89lost-in-hyperspace]_
[conklin87hypertext-onpage-38-40]_.
+origins of the Xanalogical model?
+
+Earlier research of the group
+-----------------------------
+
+The work leading to the current Fenfire project (formerly GZigZag and Gzz)
+was started in 1999.
+
+
.. raw:: latex
\begin{figure*}
@@ -146,7 +151,8 @@
Objectives and methods
======================
-- objectives of the research
+Objectives of the research
+--------------------------
We investigate hyperstructure, flexible user interfaces and custom
controllers
together as a solution to the information flood from the net. A free software
@@ -167,63 +173,23 @@
and subsequently submit those changes for consideration by a larger
group. The software will manage all versioning.
-
-
-- hypotheses and research methods
-
- Reproducibility - the philosophy underlying everything we do.
-
- LEGO philosophy: not single complicated things that do lots of things
- in fixed ways but multiple, really simple things that can be used with
- imagination.
-
-
-- schedule and intermediate objectives for the research
-
- Peer-to-Peer networking
- Usability tests
- Fenfire prototype 0.8
-
-- objectives in researcher training
-
- - foundations for performing high quality research work
- - team work in reserch group
- - improve communication/presentation skills
-
-- ethical questions or data protection problems of the research
-
- All source code is available from the nongnu.org's CVS
-
- Free software.
-
- - mostly LGPL, most valuable innovations GPL.
- - if we ever acquire patents, we shall make a worldwide
- irrevocable license grant for use in GPL software
-
- - we are funded by companies who will either own
- or license these patents; we have an understanding
- that they will grant the GPL rights: this does not
- undermine their business interests.
-
-
-
- Our main research areas:
-
User interfaces
----------------
+'''''''''''''''
Research on the new possibilities that a more hyperstructural
approach to information opens to user interfaces. Many more
things can be done
Utilizing 3D hardware, which has become a commodity
+
- more flexible focus+context views, e.g.,
fisheye distortion
- non-disruptive animation between views
- readability problems with mip-mapped text
Research on enhancing text readability
+
- evaluating readability using the correlation
function of the rendered text
- applying the earlier experience on Monte Carlo methods,
@@ -246,7 +212,7 @@
Structure and storage
----------------------
+'''''''''''''''''''''
Structure
@@ -268,6 +234,47 @@
distributed hash tables for searching blocks in a distributed
environment,
but the use of other Peer-to-Peer methods are also studied.
+
+Hypotheses and research methods
+-------------------------------
+
+ Reproducibility - the philosophy underlying everything we do.
+
+ LEGO philosophy: not single complicated things that do lots of things
+ in fixed ways but multiple, really simple things that can be used with
+ imagination.
+
+
+Timetable for the objectives
+----------------------------
+
+- schedule and intermediate objectives for the research
+
+ Peer-to-Peer networking
+ Usability tests
+ Fenfire prototype 0.8
+
+- objectives in researcher training
+
+ - foundations for performing high quality research work
+ - team work in reserch group
+ - improve communication/presentation skills
+
+- ethical questions or data protection problems of the research
+
+ All source code is available from the nongnu.org's CVS
+
+ Free software.
+
+ - mostly LGPL, most valuable innovations GPL.
+ - if we ever acquire patents, we shall make a worldwide
+ irrevocable license grant for use in GPL software
+
+ - we are funded by companies who will either own
+ or license these patents; we have an understanding
+ that they will grant the GPL rights: this does not
+ undermine their business interests.
+
Performers of the research and resources
========================================
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, (continued)
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/09
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/09
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Hermanni Hyytiälä, 2003/05/09
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/09
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Hermanni Hyytiälä, 2003/05/09
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Tuomas J. Lukka, 2003/05/09
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/09
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Hermanni Hyytiälä, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Hermanni Hyytiälä, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst,
Janne V. Kujala <=
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Hermanni Hyytiälä, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Hermanni Hyytiälä, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Hermanni Hyytiälä, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Hermanni Hyytiälä, 2003/05/12
- [Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst, Janne V. Kujala, 2003/05/12