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6 Nov 2024

Demo Link: beta110524 https://code.futuretextlab.info/andrew/beta110524/ Visual Changes:moved scroll bar to the left, and inverted the nub to be gray insteadmade box line width 50% smalleradded a loader when first entering the XR space to prevent users from navigating to unloaded spaces and crashing the environment XAN Lines:operates off a ‘xanlines’ boolean in the catalog .json file, allowing… Continue reading 6 Nov 2024

23 October 2024

https://3.basecamp.com/4200309/buckets/35632416/documents/7949284047 New References Interaction:// added reference bar to the right of the document that behaves in the same way as the outline bar// references now stack vertically (using step generation)    // max width to now support word wrap    // references no longer contain the link text, just “[##]” + “title” + ” –… Continue reading 23 October 2024

Cambrian Compatibility

In reply to–and in support of–Jack Park’s ‘Towards a Modern Cambrian Explosion Inspired by the late Douglas Engelbart’. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qwX7vgm2xWEoqNe9O3DfNRKRTDvSHpLCsLj3ygx7_5o/edit?usp=sharing My dear friend, mentor, and inspiration, Doug Engelbart, invented much of the knowledge work environment we all use today. Since he was an early innovator he had to invent much of the infrastructures as well as… Continue reading Cambrian Compatibility

19 August 2024

Frode Hegland, Bob Horn, Karl Arthur Smink, Chris Gebhardt, Jurijs Kovzels, Andrew Thompson, Karl Hebenstreit, Mark Anderson, Peter Wasilko, Fabien Benetou, David De Roure, Eric Vicenti, Brandel Zachernuk, Horacio Herrera AI: Summary The meeting focused on discussing document formats for the future, particularly in relation to XR (Extended Reality) environments. Participants explored various existing formats… Continue reading 19 August 2024

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.