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KMStopic: KMS frames

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KMSgroup:
hypertext
KMSgroup:
hypertext navigation

KMStopic:
KMS data model
KMStopic:
KMS items
KMStopic:
KMS items as links
KMStopic:
searching text in KMS
KMStopic:
use of space in user interface

Subtopic: use small frame, one per page, a screenful up

KMSquote: KMS frames usually have two paragraphs of material; lots of room for annotation [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS node is a frame, a screen-sized workspace containing items [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS frame is 1132 by 805 pixels, leaves room for messages and window borders [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: write one-page letters as a single KMS frame [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: small frames make frames a good choice for link destinations [»akscRM7_1988, OK]

Subtopic: short frames up

KMSquote: KMS average frame size is 1 kbyte
KMSquote: KMS small frames are 0.5 kbytes, medium are 1.5 kbytes, large are 4.5 kbytes [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS uses a separate file for each frame [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS uses frame caching of file and text images [»akscRM7_1988, OK]

Subtopic: KMS frames are a simple, unified model for computing up

KMSquote: KMS frames implement desktop, directories, files, clipboards, and menus [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS frames eliminate constructs such as directories and corresponding commands
KMSquote: in KMS, files and directories are the same [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS link destination is a frame, so destination does not need marking [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: fixed-size frames avoids scrolling which is less efficient than navigation [»akscRM7_1988, OK]

Subtopic: one frame type and layout up

KMSquote: KMS frames have a standard layout; quick browsing due to visual regularity [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS standard frame is title, framename, body, tree items, annotations, buttons [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS has standard format for frame [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS has one frame type like HyperCard; NoteCards and InterMedia have several node types [»akscRM7_1988, OK]

Subtopic: create frame by clicking up

KMSquote: create a KMS frame by writing title and clicking left button; same as navigation [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: lengthy notes placed in a separate frame, linked by its summary [»akscRM7_1988, OK]

Subtopic: normally shows two frames, use full-screen for diagrams up

KMSquote: KMS frames displayed on half a screen or on entire screen (user choice) [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS screen is normally two windows, each showing half a frame (one page) [»akscRM7_1988, OK]
KMSquote: KMS full screen frames mainly for complex diagrams
[»akscRM7_1988, OK]

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KMStopic: KMS items as links (21 items)
KMStopic: searching text in KMS (4 items)
KMStopic: use of space in user interface
(6 items)


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