[Gzz-commits] journals/plans SA_2003.rst

[Tuomas J. Lukka]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/fenfire
Module name:    journals
Changes by:     Tuomas J. Lukka <address@hidden>        03/05/14 08:47:37

Modified files:
        plans          : SA_2003.rst 

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        twids

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http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/fenfire/journals/plans/SA_2003.rst.diff?tr1=1.140&tr2=1.141&r1=text&r2=text

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diff -u journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.140 journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.141
--- journals/plans/SA_2003.rst:1.140    Wed May 14 08:37:11 2003
+++ journals/plans/SA_2003.rst  Wed May 14 08:47:37 2003
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@
 a location transparent, hyperstructured computer operating 
 environment. 
 On an abstract level, the Fenfire differs from conventional desktop 
environments
-by bringing together
-three components:
+on three fronts:
 
 Hyperstructured data model
     As opposed to the conventional file system trees and location-based 
pointing
@@ -318,7 +317,12 @@
 Objectives, hypotheses, and methods per sub-project
 ---------------------------------------------------
 
-Because of the nature of this project, there are a num
+TJL
+
+Because of the nature of this project, there are a number
+of essentially separate subprojects with distinct objectives and
+results, but with some underlying themes. The separate subprojects are
+described in the sections below.
 
 Fillets
 '''''''
@@ -404,8 +408,8 @@
 '''''
 
 Buoys are a user interface technique invented within the Fenfire
-project.
-What we call *buoy* is a commonly used tool in technical diagrams: 
+project, based on inspiration from
+technical diagrams: 
 placing a label at the edge of the image and connecting the label
 to the relevant location (anchor) by a line (see Fig. [ref-fignasa]_).
 
@@ -422,7 +426,7 @@
 the qualitative and quantitative differences between
 buoy-based user interfaces and others, such as conventional web browsers
 and other systems for easing link transitions 
-[zellweger98fluid-andalso-fc-zooming-andalso-schilit98digital]_.
+[fc-zooming-andalso-schilit98digital-andalso-zellweger98fluid]_.
 Exploring the design space of different buoy geometries by performing
 usability experiments is another important area.
 
@@ -491,7 +495,7 @@
 to study more formally the perceptual properties
 of different types of torn edges.
 Especially the properties of the animation are interesting, 
-because it looks somewhat natural even though 
+because it looks quite natural even though 
 there is no real-world analogue.
 
 
@@ -502,12 +506,13 @@
 bitmaps of the font, which forces text to be 
 drawn on straight horizontal lines with constant size
 scaled in discrete steps.
-
-The Fenfire interface uses text more freely than conventional
+The Fenfire user interface, on the other hand, 
+uses text more freely than conventional
 user interfaces, applying rotation, fisheye distortion and
 smooth animation.
 
-Rendering text using the 3D hardware is problematic because
+Rendering text using the 3D hardware allows this
+but there are some problems since
 the texturing algorithms are mainly designed for full-color image
 rendering. 
 The ubiquitous trilinear filtering and mip-mapping 
@@ -522,7 +527,8 @@
 However, designing such filters in an *ad hoc* fashion is 
 extremely cumbersome and error-prone. What is needed is a suitable
 mathematical framework for modeling the
-*perceptual* qualities of rendered text.
+*perceptual* qualities of text or general black-and-white 2D shapes
+rendered onto a square pixel grid.
 
 The goals in this area are the development of the mathematical framework
 for qualitatively