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Telescopic text

Despite being a longtime web user, telescopic text is one of these things I’ve recently discovered ❤️ Try clicking the blue-lined words below: In fact, it was Brandel Zachernuk, a very talented creative technologist & conversationalist, who showed me telescopictext.org while waiting for Frode Hegland, who was at the 50th Anniversary of Internet accompanied by… Continue reading Telescopic text

26 June 2024

A prototype interface has been added to the non-dominant hand. Turn the non-dominant palm towards you to activate the menu. On the dominant index finger, an orange dot will appear. On the dominant hand, nodes will appear on each finger tip. Point the index finger near the nodes to view sub-menu paths and navigate. Pinch to select nodes with white cores.

5 June 2024

Demo Link:alpha60424 Latest: We will continue to have dedicated URLs like before, but I now have an additional URL that will be updating with each new build. https://code.futuretextlab.info/andrew/latest/ Map View Interaction: The map view, minimal as it is at the moment, exists as its own space and is populated by titles, names, and keywords contained in the library… Continue reading 5 June 2024

8 May Code

Demo: https://code.futuretextlab.info/andrew/alpha50724 Document View: Main document content can now be read with minimal styling. Headers, titles, and authors are recognized, but more complex styling like tables are not (they will still display the content, but it will not be formatted). The user is able to scroll the document by dragging the scroll bar, or by selecting… Continue reading 8 May Code

Basic Catalog Interaction

How about adding the ability to view citations and to open a selected document as primary interactions, such as below? Further options can of course be added over time. Personally I think having these options as text makes sense, since text blends with text whereas icons or buttons stand out and can become clutter. If… Continue reading Basic Catalog Interaction