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Presto: An Experimental Architecture for Fluid Interactive Document Spaces (1999)
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| Venue: | ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction |
| Citations: | 139 - 4 self |
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@ARTICLE{Dourish99presto:an,
author = {Paul Dourish and W. Keith Edwards and Anthony Lamarca and Michael Salisbury},
title = {Presto: An Experimental Architecture for Fluid Interactive Document Spaces},
journal = {ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction},
year = {1999},
volume = {6},
pages = {133--161}
}
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Abstract
Abstract. Traditional document systems use hierarchical filing structures as the basis for organising, storing and retrieving documents. However, this structure is very limited in comparison with the rich and varied forms of document interaction and category management in everyday document use. Presto is a prototype document management system providing rich interaction with documents through meaningful, user-level document attributes, such as “Word file”, “published paper”, “shared with Jim”, “about Presto ” or “currently in progress”. Document attributes capture the multiple different roles that a single document might play, and allow users to rapidly reorganise their document space for the task at hand. They provide a basis for novel document systems design and new approaches to document management and interaction. In this article, we outline the motivations behind this approach, describe the principal components of our implementation, discuss architectural consequences, and show how these support new forms of interaction with large personal document spaces.
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fluid interactive document space experimental architecture traditional document system document space large personal document space varied form document interaction discus architectural consequence new approach novel document system design everyday document use category management principal component user-level document attribute rich interaction single document hierarchical filing structure word file new form multiple different role prototype document management system
