10 Questions
What is the primary characteristic of a hypertext system?
Non-linear navigation through text
What is the purpose of software robots in hypertext systems?
To index entire web sites
What is the term for searching for words according to their general proximity and order?
Word relationship search
What is the benefit of using hypertext databases?
They allow for non-linear navigation through text
What is the term for selecting or limiting the documents, pages, or fields of text within which to search for a word or words?
Categorical search
What is the primary difference between a hypertext system and a traditional database?
Hypertext systems are more non-linear
What is the purpose of proprietary indexing systems in hypertext databases?
To make searching more efficient
What is the term for searching for words occurring next to one another?
Adjacency search
How do server-based hypertext and database engines contribute to hypertext systems?
They make searching more efficient
What is the primary benefit of using hypertext systems in information management?
They allow for non-linear navigation and organization of information
Study Notes
Font Compatibility and Editing
- Fonts and characters are not cross-platform compatible and must be mapped using font substitution.
- Fontographer is a specialized graphics editor compatible with Macintosh and Windows platforms, used to develop PostScript, TrueType, and bitmapped fonts.
- It can modify existing typefaces and incorporate PostScript artwork.
Creating Attractive Texts
- Applications for enhancing texts and images include Adobe Photoshop, TypeStyler, COOL 3D, HotTEXT, and TypeCaster.
Multimedia and Hypertext
- Multimedia combines text, graphics, and audio elements into a single presentation.
- Interactive multimedia becomes hypermedia when a structure of linked elements is provided to the user for navigation and interaction.
- Hypermedia structures minimize jagged edges, creating a smoother overall appearance.
Text Elements in Multimedia Presentations
- Text elements used in multimedia include menus for navigation, interactive buttons, fields for reading, HTML documents, symbols, and icons.
- Menus for navigation consist of a text list of topics, allowing users to navigate through content.
- Interactive buttons are clickable objects that execute a command when activated, and can be created from bitmaps and graphics.
- Fields for reading are used for printing documents in portrait or landscape orientation.
Hypertext
- Hypertext is the organized cross-linking of words, images, and other web elements.
- A hypertext system enables users to navigate through text in a non-linear way, using systems that key or index words to other words.
- Hypertext systems and information management programs present electronic text, images, and other elements in a database fashion.
Using Hypertext
- Software robots visit web pages and index entire web sites, making use of proprietary indexing systems.
- Hypertext databases are used for searching and information management, with typical methods including categorical search, word relationship, adjacency search, and proximity search.
Test your knowledge on font editing and design tools, including Fontographer, a specialized graphics editor compatible with Macintosh and Windows platforms.
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