Year: 1989
Type: article
Abstract: The core of hypermedia's power lies in the complex networks of links that can be created within and between documents. However, these networks frequently overwhelm the user and become a source of confusion. Within Intermedia, we have developed the Web View-a tool for viewing and navigating such networks with a minimum of user confusion and disorientation. The key factors in the Web View's success are a display that combines a record of the user's path through the network with a map of the currently available links; a scope line that summarizes the number of documents and links in the network; and a set of commands that permit the user to open documents directly from the Web View.
DOI: 10.1145/64789.64992
Authors: Kenneth Utting, Nicole Yankelovich
Institution: Brown University
Language: English
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2030775668