CONTACTS 
0201 - Dynamic Alternatives                 415 nnn nnnn
020101 - Mr. Garold L. Johnson; 714 896 3311 ext 71223
020102 - dynalt@dynalt.com

SUBJECTS
Purple Numbers Publish Gary's Ideas in HTML Using System Si  lar to E
Addressability Link Copy Anchor Feature Using Code for Purple Numbers
Addressibility Links in Email Improved by SDS Anchors, 000810
Addressability Anchors on Every Para Strengthens Understanding and Me
Paperless Virtual Office Webmail Content Strengthened on Internet SDS
Purple Applied to SDS by Gary Johnson So It Takes Less Time to Copy A
Purple Numbers Technology Updated Adds Email Address and Date Metadat
Addressability Purple Numbers Links References Connections Citations
Purple Numbers Create Anchor Markers to Aid Coping Anchors to Aid Lin

2611 -    ..
2612 - Summary/Objective
2613 -
261301 - Follow up ref SDS 9 0001.
261302 -
261303 - Gary developed code to add links to anchors that are colored purple
261304 - and enabled people to copy the link for citing the record. Considered
261305 - ideas for adding a link to anchors for this purpose, and using
261306 - onmouseover to suppress the appearance of the link, so it only appears
261307 - when needed by moving the pointer across locations where links are
261308 - logically needed. ref SDS 0 HX7N
261309 -
261310 -
261311 -
261312 -
261313 -  ..
2614 -
2615 -
2616 - Progress
2617 -
261701 - Purple Numbers Capture Link Address in 5 Seconds Instead of 10
261702 -
261703 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Gary providing a link to SDS records and
261704 - Welch correspondence that applies purple numbers methodology that make
261705 - it faster and easier to copy anchors for linking.  This reflects
261706 - Gary's letter on 020106 explaining difficulty people have linking the
261707 - record because there are no "Purple" numbers that make it fast and
261708 - easy to copy a link address. ref SDS 8 W69L
261709 - ..
261710 - The record on 020106 explains how to obtain a link address in
261711 - about 10 seconds without using purple numbers. ref SDS 8 YO5J
261712 -
261713 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 thanking Gary for the work he has done to
261714 - advance SDS by developing an application of Eugene's Purple Numbers
261715 - capability. ref DIT 1 0153  and ref DIT 1 KJ4I
261716 - ..
261717 - Gary has taken a big step by capturing information he feels is
261718 - useful and taking the initiative to manage it, rather than depending
261719 - on an OHS/DKR to do this. ref DIT 1 SL8M
261720 -
261721 - Increased ease using addressability supports objectives for Knowledge
261722 - Space, ref DIT 1 8I5N, explained in POIMS, ref OF 1 034J, and on
261723 - 960620. ref SDS 1 3516  This feature of SDS accomplishes a "paperless"
261724 - and a "virtual" office, which some authorities have reported has been
261725 - difficult for other technologies to implement; see for example on
261726 - 980613. ref SDS 2 3W5H
261727 -
261728 -       [On 020320 added feature that links to anchors so that people
261729 -       can copy the link to facilitate linking. ref SDS 11 JK5G
261730 - ..
261731 - Gary provides in his letter today a link to....
261732 -
261733 -
261734 -            http://www.dynalt.com/SDS/
261735 -
261736 -
261737 - ...which is a subdirectory on his web site for SDS.
261738 - ..
261739 - This location lists the following....
261740 -
261741 -     Letter to Jack Park on 011206, ref SDS 7 0001,
261742 -
261743 -              http://www.dynalt.com/SDS/Letter_0601_out.HTM
261744 -
261745 -     SDS record on 011006, ref SDS 6 0001,
261746 -
261747 -              http://www.dynalt.com/SDS/Letter_112225_out.HTM
261748 -
261749 -        Put this record in a file for study. ref OF 3 3Q5I
261750 -     ..
261751 -     SDS record on 010719, ref SDS 4 0001,
261752 -
261753 -              http://www.dynalt.com/SDS/SDS_033840_out.HTM
261754 -     ..
261755 -     SDS record on 011004, ref SDS 5 0001,
261756 -
261757 -              http://www.dynalt.com/SDS/SDS_203036_out.HTM
261758 -
261759 -     Code for adding purple numbers to SDS
261760 -
261761 -              http://www.dynalt.com/SDS/fix_sds_01.pl
261762 -
261763 -     Eugene Kim's ideas on using purple numbers....
261764 -
261765 -              http://www.dynalt.com/SDS/purple.html
261766 -
261767 - ..
261768 - Examination using a web browser to open these files shows that
261769 - Gary has added links to anchors so that when a link is clicked, it
261770 - jumps that location to the top of the browser.  The additional link
261771 - also makes it possible to capture the link address using the
261772 -
261773 -
261774 -                        Copy link location
261775 -
261776 -
261777 - ...option in the browser menu for pointer that is opened by using the
261778 - right click button.
261779 - ..
261780 - Examination using the editor for opening the files Gary has
261781 - processed with the code for purple numbers shows that....
261782 -
261783 -    1.  All of the lines have been triple spaced for some reason?
261784 -
261785 -    2.  A link has been appended to beginning of a location where an
261786 -        anchor has already been entered, and where there is not already
261787 -        an anchor, Gary has added an anchor to a paragraph in SDS
261788 -        records.
261789 -        ..
261790 -        Actually, Gary does not add anchors to paragraphs in SDS
261791 -        records that do not have anchors, and he adds some anchors to
261792 -        blank lines.  He also adds a new anchor where there is already
261793 -        an anchor, so there are two anchors.  This opens a question
261794 -        about the algorithm applied for adding anchors.
261795 - ..
261796 - Gary adds at the beginning of every file...
261797 -
261798 -         (style type="text/css")
261799 -                 a.nid {
261800 -                   font-family: "Helvetica", "Arial", sans-serif;
261801 -                   font-style: normal;
261802 -                   font-weight: bold;
261803 -                   font-size: x-small;
261804 -                   text-decoration: none;
261805 -                   color: #C8A8FF;}
261806 -                 (/style)
261807 -
261808 - There is a common element -- "nid"
261809 -
261810 -     Could be that this code sets the color purple, font, etc.
261811 - ..
261812 - The code string added to create the additional links is....
261813 -
261814 -                   <a class="nid" href="#AAAA">(AAAA)</a>
261815 -                                         ----   ----
261816 -     ...where AAAA is the anchor. ref OF 3 5V5F
261817 -
261818 - Can Gary submit a reference to a location where this particular code
261819 - is explained, i.e., where is the command defined in terms of function
261820 - and application?
261821 - ..
261822 - Submitted ref DIT 2 0001 to Dave Raggett at W3C asking for
261823 - information on using onmouseover.
261824 -
261825 -      [On 020320 reviewed references to w3c and other sources, but
261826 -      nothing was evident showing the code scheme Gary developed.
261827 -      ref SDS 11 543J
261828 -
261829 -      [On 020320 developed this capability for SDS. ref SDS 11 6K6O
261830 -
261831 -      [On 020325 recieved information from Gary explaining this coding,
261832 -      and providing a reference for applying css. ref SDS 12 C47M
261833 -
261834 - ..
261835 - This boils down to adding some standard code that puts a link to
261836 - an anchor and in a way that the anchor is visible to alert someone to
261837 - copy the link.
261838 -      ..
261839 -      It is mildly interesting that people complain about
261840 -      references in SDS records to open context for alignment with
261841 -      controlling authority and history.  Now, we are adding more extra
261842 -      stuff that is also somewhat useful, but there are no complaints,
261843 -      because people understand this utility.
261844 -
261845 -      Boggles the mind.
261846 - ..
261847 - The main purpose of the purple numbers program is for adding
261848 - addressability, called out by Doug Engelbart on 000405, ref SDS 3
261849 - 2484  SDS already has this.  However, it turns out that the purple
261850 - numbers feature is also useful for providing a way to quickly capture
261851 - a link address.
261852 -
261853 - Apart from facilitating capture of a link address, the only other
261854 - thing this code does is jump the current paragraph to the top of the
261855 - browser screen, which can be accomplished just as easily with the
261856 - scroll bar.
261857 - ..
261858 - Currently, capturing a link address only takes seconds.
261859 - None-the-less, if capturing a link address in 5 seconds instead of 10
261860 - seconds is desirable in order to get people to use good management,
261861 - then it can be done when HTML conversion is created with 070204 and
261862 - 0201.
261863 -
261864 - However, Gary might comment....
261865 -
261866 -  ..
261867 - Would it not be better to either...
261868 -
261869 -     1.  Make the link invisible and implied, so that it does not
261870 -         clutter up the screen, but is accessible by moving the pointer
261871 -         over the beginning of a paragraph where an anchor is likely to
261872 -         be.
261873 -
261874 -             [On 020325 Gary submits ideas on this objective; seems to
261875 -             conclude 2 dots scheme adopted works as well or better.
261876 -             ref SDS 12 1J8H
261877 -         ..
261878 -         In correspondence, every para has an anchor created by
261879 -         macro 0122.
261880 -         ..
261881 -         In SDS records every heading has an anchor and many
261882 -         paragraphs.  Every line has a number.  It would not be
261883 -         difficult to add anchors to every para in SDS, so that the
261884 -         rule is simply move the pointer across the beginning of a para
261885 -         to capture the anchor.
261886 -
261887 -             [On 020320 added this feature; could not incorporate
261888 -             onmouseover feature. ref SDS 11 RE5J
261889 -
261890 -         ....or....
261891 -         ..
261892 -     2.  Modify the copy link feature that comes with the browser
261893 -         so it will copy the link merely by recognizing an anchor, and
261894 -         thus eliminate redundant code in the original file?
261895 -
261896 -             [On 020325 Gary explains there is not a direct path for
261897 -             accomplishing this improvement with vendors. ref SDS 12
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