[Sigia-l] RE: search interface for cross tabs

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"Matthew C. Clarke" wrote:

> There are non-web user interfaces for this task, as you probably know, such
> as nested pivot tables where new dimensions can be dragged to either axis of
> the table, and where filters can be applied to any dimension. But I haven't
> seen a good implementation on the web. It is hard to see how it *could* be
> done effectively in HTML, even with a liberal sprinkling of JavaScript --
> the task demands far more complex user-manipulation than is possible with
> hyperlinks and selectable lists. The web browser controls are still very
> primitive in comparison to what one can do in a traditional software
> application, and tasks such as yours are probably best implemented for the
> web in a Java applet.

Flash MX.

Best,

Ziya