Abstract
For moving hypertext out of the labs into a wide-spread use, it is crucial to improve the quality of its on-line presentation. To reach this goal, it is not sufficient to concentrate on navigation and neglect support for better comprehension. Improving the understanding of a hyperdocument can be accomplished by imposing a coherent structure on the document and by conveying it to the reader. In this paper, we describe an approach which follows this idea: Based on a construction kit for coherent hyperdocuments, we have developed a user interface which combines the presentation of structure and content with additional orientation cues and facilities for comfortable navigation. Using a prototypical hyperdocument as an example, this browsing semantic is explained and its impact on comprehension and navigation is dicussed.
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Hannemann, J., Thüring, M., Friedrich, N. (1992). Hyperdocuments as user interfaces: Exploring a browsing semantic for coherent hyperdocuments. In: Cordes, R., Streitz, N. (eds) Hypertext und Hypermedia 1992. Informatik aktuell. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77822-3_8
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