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Multimedia

Hypertext Navigation Issues

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Hypertext in Browser

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Navigating the Internet/Web

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Hypertext Navigation

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Navigating Large Information Spaces

Lost In Hyper-SpaceLost In Hyper-Space

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Navigating Aids

• Backtracking

• Overview Diagrams

• Guided Tours

• Search Facility

• Hierarchical Structure

> Systems need to keep Links Consistency

> Graphical Browsers

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Backtracking

• Rules:– should always be available

– should always be activated in the same way

• History

• Bookmarks

• Smart Bookmarks

• Shopping Lists

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Overview Diagrams

• Navigation Maps for Navigating Users

• Landmarks

• Zoom In/Out

• Fisheye View

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Landmarks Map (1)

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Landmarks Map (2)

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Zoom In/Out

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Fisheye View (1)

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Fisheye View (2)

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Exercise: Browser Navigation Aids

What Navigation Aids are Provided by Common Browsers

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Some differences between HTML versions