Visual representation of hypermedia links according to their types

  • Authors:
  • Monique Noirhomme-Fraiture;Vincent Serpe

  • Affiliations:
  • Institut d'Informatique, rue Grandgagnage, 21, Namur, Belgium;Institut d'Informatique, rue Grandgagnage, 21, Namur, Belgium

  • Venue:
  • AVI '98 Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces
  • Year:
  • 1998

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Abstract

In this paper, we present the first results of the HyperNavi project which is dedicated to the conception of tools to help users navigating in hypermedia systems and thus fight against the two well-known drawbacks: disorientation and cognitive overhead.To this end, we suggest providing users with useful information about links in the interface of such systems. So, in this paper, we discuss the two following points:1. What information or link types are relevant for users whenever they browse hypermedia systems such as the World Wide Web (WWW)?2. What are practical ways to provide visually this information through the interface of such systems? We list different possibilities (text appearance, button, icon, cursor, sound, tooltip, textfield of the status bar, preview and description windows) and make suggestions for a particular domain: the minutes of the Belgian Parliament sessions.