Archives for August 2004
Virtual pointer stick
Here is a small Javascript sample exercise….
Tree-ifying a dictionary
Experimenting with (poly-)hierarchical arrangement of word lists from the etymological dictionary …
Gripes about links in a paper dictionary
Unsystematic, inconsistent link marking, linking structure, link selection, and poor text presentation design could be overcome by borrowing from hypertext elements and visualizations …
Gripes about CD encyclopaedias
Alphabetical encyclopaedias are not tuned for context, even after the practical compulsion of the sort order for the print versions no longer apply… more
Verb and gender in multimedia grammar
Multimedia “grammar” could use the hyperlink as the verb, and the link type (hierarchical or cross-reference) as the gender of verb….
Hypertext’s fascinating potential: bridging camps
The main reason why Hypertext has a fascination on me since a long time, is probably the fact that it acts as a bridge between two basic, opposite, and complementing elements that may be called gender of knowledge representation: tree and shortcut…
