[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/Paper paper.tex

[Tuomas J. Lukka]

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Changes by:     Tuomas J. Lukka <address@hidden>        03/03/05 05:50:08

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        Paper          : paper.tex 

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diff -u manuscripts/Paper/paper.tex:1.1 manuscripts/Paper/paper.tex:1.2
--- manuscripts/Paper/paper.tex:1.1     Fri Dec  6 10:55:46 2002
+++ manuscripts/Paper/paper.tex Wed Mar  5 05:50:08 2003
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@
 We show how object identity can be visualized
 by
 unique background textures 
-procedurally generated from the identity (hashcode) of the document or data 
item.
-Unique backgrounds can assist
+procedurally generated from the identity (e.g., hashcode) of the document or 
data item.
+
+XXXWAFFLE Unique backgrounds can assist
 user orientation
 when browsing a set of objects with
 similar overall appearance, 
 especially in focus+context views.
+
 %Unique backgrounds could be useful for assisting user orientation
 %in several different user interfaces; our primary application
 %is navigating hyperstructures using Focus+Context views.
@@ -69,6 +71,10 @@
 show an example user interface for browsing linked PDF documents
 in a focus+context view using unique backgrounds.
 
+Text readability is a major concern for using such backgrounds,
+and we discuss a method for enhancing readability by unnoticeably
+bleaching the background around text..
+
 % The implementation works by combining a small set of basis textures
 % and perceptually chosen colors
 % on the GPU.
@@ -113,25 +119,27 @@
 little passages, all alike''\cite{zork}.
 It is easy to become disoriented and lost in an environment 
 where different locations
-are very similar. 
+have similar appearances. 
 % The same applies to focus+context views of 
 % sets of objects with a similar overall appearance.
 
-The motivation for this article comes from the desire
-to show,
-in a focus+context view,
-bidirectional intertextual links between specific
-regions of documents\cite{ted-xanalogical-structure-needed}.
-Only a part of the text of the target document
-can be shown legibly, and to properly display
-the structure, this should be the region
-the link points to.
-
-However, the target document is most likely not recognizable based
-on just the fragment, since most documents look similar.
-This could be alleviated by showing the header of the target
-document as well as the target fragment, but this 
-is also difficult to recognize at a glance.
+% 
+% The motivation for this article comes from 
+% the desire
+% to show,
+% in a focus+context view,
+% bidirectional intertextual links between specific
+% regions of documents\cite{ted-xanalogical-structure-needed}.
+% Only a part of the text of the target document
+% can be shown legibly, and to properly display
+% the structure, this should be the region
+% the link points to.
+% 
+% However, the target document is most likely not recognizable based
+% on just the fragment, since most documents look similar.
+% This could be alleviated by showing the header of the target
+% document as well as the target fragment, but this 
+% is also difficult to recognize at a glance.
 
 % forces the user
 % to read the header.
@@ -169,8 +177,13 @@
 In the following sections,
 we first review related work on texturing, 
 Focus+Context views, and data identity.
+Next, we discuss the motivating example for this work:
+a specific (xupdf XXX) focus+context
+user interface to a hypertext structure.
 Then, we formulate general principles for designing
 recognizable backgrounds and present a hardware-accelerated implementation.
+Following this, we discuss enhancing text readability on such backgrounds
+and practical experiences.
 Finally, we show an example application of unique backgrounds
 for browsing linked PDF documents in a focus+context view.
 
@@ -317,6 +330,7 @@
 % use the information to advantage; likewise, developing such interfaces
 % is next to useless without having the backend functionality.
 
+\section{The XXX xupdf user interface --- the motivation for unique 
backgrounds}
 
 \section{Unique Background Textures}
 
@@ -890,6 +904,27 @@
 if the gamma is correct but the textures are too dark if not.
 }
 \end{figure*}
+
+\section{Text readability}
+
+The most commonly asked question about this work concerns 
+text readability. We address this question in two different ways.
+
+\subsection{Easy zooming}
+
+\subsection{Enhancing}
+
+XXX
+
+We have bee
+
+Related to framing the text with light colors, ...
+
+The bleaching is unnoticeable and works well because 
+we start from a fairly light background (>80 XXX).
+On a darker background, this approach would probably look silly.
+
+\section{Experiences, evaluation}
 
 \section{Software availability}