Chandler Wiki : Browser Design - 0 views
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computer file systems
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book stores and supermarket aisles
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hierarchical org charts
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Trees abound in
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trees prevail
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they clearly limit us
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Semi-lattices are non-polar, where do you start, where do you end?
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Reality and the human brain's ability to grok it are far more complex than a tree
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dumbing down isn't always a bad thing
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you don't really understand something unless you can explain it in 5 words
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Let's improve on the software
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too strict, too dry, too simplistic
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brains ARE really really good at seeing relationships
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visual information mapping hasn't already taken over the world
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that break the tree
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browse the same data via many different trees
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linear doublethink
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stop-motion semi-lattice building
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extremely adept at looking at the same data and reorganizing it into different trees in rapid succession
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in one file cabinet, on one bookshelf, in one way
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forcing us to look at our data
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semi-lattii
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Challenge: Find balance between trees
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distorts the truth
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expressive but often not communicative
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same data in as many different kinds of trees as they want
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start at any point in the tree
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same data, different perspectives
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rotate the tree
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visual cues that seemed to burst forth with meaning begin to feel meaningless, random, disorienting
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easily walk from one tree to another
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future Chandler may have a richer graphical interface
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different tree organizations of the same data
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Overlaying the visualizations
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composite semi-lattice
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richness of semi-lattii
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feed it to users in a way they can easily understand: trees
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All parameters set in the browser are reflected in the Search bar
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Saved rules
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better than limiting users to a single tree
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better than overwhleming users with a semi-lattice
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"dumbing down" the data for the user
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avoid UI shock via information overload
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present users with the full-force and complexity of their information in a way that is understandable
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possible, even within the confines of the 2-dimensional
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"watch" in "slow-motion" or user manipulated motion
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breaking away from hierarchy and how people used to hierarchies of folder are coping
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http://weblog.edventure.com/blog/_archives/2004/4/19/36468.html
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the freedom and amorphous-ness of a search-centric navigation paradigm
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a little built in structure
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Dashboard view / triage workflow as a point of entry
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search to get within range
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navigate using contextual clues to find the exact item
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fixed hierarchies present a workflow bottlenck
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we know what topic to file something under, but we don't know where that topic belongs in the hierarchy
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pilers never bother to file
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something new comes along to screw up the hierarchy
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unwieldy taxonomies with duplication and confusion
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Sometimes we don't know what we're looking for until we see it in context
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brain's ability to use environmental clues to remember things