ThesaHelp: references c-d
Topic: using a computer as a communication/information medium
Topic: semantic networks
Topic: hypertext as external memory
Topic: hypertext nodes
Topic: hypertext subsets, webs, and contexts
Topic: hypertext rhetoric
Topic: size of hypertext nodes
Topic: collecting statistics on a UserInterface
Topic: manual indexing
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Reference
Carlson, P.A.,
"Hypertext: A way of incorporating user feedback into online documentation", pp. 93-110, in Barrett, E. (ed.),
Text, ConText, and HyperText. Writing with and for the computer, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Press, 1988.
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Quotations
95 ;;Quote: hypertext models the deep structure of human idea processing; allows three-dimensional navigation through information
| 95 ;;Quote: Hypertext nodes are pools of information collected in an anthology
| 95 ;;Quote: Hypertext webs define the links between nodes; these can be predefined or created
| 95 ;;Quote: Hypertext does not have a rhetoric; nor will classical rhetoric be helpful
| 96 ;;Quote: since Hypertext nodes may be on several paths, they must be rhetorically neutral
| 96 ;;Quote: a Hypertext node should hold one concept or idea, but this increases navigation cost
| 96 ;;Quote: sentences and paragraph are the traditional units of composition; what is needed for Hypertext?
| 97 ;;Quote: hypertext captures the deep structure of information; best for complex information or information with imprecise internal relationships
| 102 ;;Quote: a documentation manager can find out how a document is accessed by users
| 104 ;;Quote: users can index documents themselves; heavily used documents will be thoroughly indexed
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