[Sigia-l] lenses

[noreen whysel]

We've all seen mapping software's use of Zoom function to change the context 
of what is presented.  In more sophisticated geographic information system 
software, developers control context by using a legend where users can 
toggle on and off layers of data.  Most people are aware of how these tools 
are used in mapping applications.

A clever IA could probably come up with a tool that utilizes a mapping 
analogy for other, nonspatial datasets.  For example, Zoom could be used to 
define the level of hierarchy in a categorical system (ie. search a 
particular department/section, the whole site or the whole web).  Not a 
particularly clever example, but it is getting late...I'll try to think 
about data layers later another time.

Noreen






>From: "Christina Wodtke" <cwodtke at eleganthack.com>
>To: <sigia-l at asis.org>
>Subject: [Sigia-l] lenses
>Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 16:44:40 -0800
>
>a logn time ago I wrote about lenses
>http://www.eleganthack.com/archives/002711.html
>
>I was wondering what you folks thought is the best GUI tool for toggling
>between different views and/or different filters on the same collection of
>stuff?
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Noreen Y. Whysel
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