Hi Klaus,
Hmm, interesting layout but it is a bit difficult to answer this question in abstract. Usually, we first think of a problem that we want to visualize and then we think of the visualization. In this case, you are asking for the other way around.
For example, in this situation you might feel compelled to fill all the four boxes in the corners even if you do not need it to solve your problem.
Is there any particular problem you would have in mind? Or would this just be an exercise?
Cheers, Doru
On Jun 26, 2007, at 5:47 PM, Klaus D. Witzel wrote:
Gentlefolks,
I'm looking for applications which would benefit from maze resolution. The picture attached can give you an impression. It has 4 collections of objects and 4 collections of relations (all can be manipulated).
The large center area holds multiple documents (code, text, multi media). Documents, objects and relations can be moved out of the way if desired.
Resting the mouse over something tells you what it is.
When selecting a relation it highlights the objects which it can see.
Maze resolution can guarantee that no other non-empty relation exists from top left to bottom right and also not from top right to bottom left. So there can be nothing in the picture (nothing in the image!) which is hidden from you. Objects can be relocated and can actively help you to find another suitable location.
I post in the hope to receiving application ideas from other people, i.e. what to put into the 8 selection areas. If the picture can be populated with things that make sense then a prototype would make sense (the example below could be a start).
Thank you in advance for your feedback, all appreciated.
Cheers Klaus
P.S. an example: top-left classes, top-left-right #category, top- right system categories, bottom-left methods, top-left-bottom {#allSelectors. #class->#allSelectors}, bottom-right methods, bottom-left-right #messages. Then bottom-right shows the methods which are sent but not implemented (foreigners) by the top-left classes themselves. And top-right can optionally show the to bottom- right corresponding foreign system categories with bottom-right-top #methodClass->#category.
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