<![CDATA[Yes, I came across Visual Thesaurus before, indeed very slick. As far as patent
is concerned as Sam mentioned, I don't think that would be an issue, simply
copying others does not make much sense to me, the key is to "borrow" neat
concept(s).
>but you should definitely
>be able to create mind-maps in Flash if you like.
Is Flash a full-blown package while Flash Remote is a light version when it
comes to multimedia capability? This is a lazy man's question.
Thanks.
>One of the first (and best) I've seen is the Visual Thesaurus:
>
>http://www.visualthesaurus.com/desktop/index.jsp
>
>There's an online and an offline version - very slick. The tool was
>created using "ThinkMap":
>
>http://www.plumbdesign.com/products/thinkmap
>
>In effect all of these examples are nothing more than dynamic mind-maps
>(well, sorta - they're very close). Mind maps serve slightly different
>purposes, but the format is nearly identical. You may find a lot of
>theory and research material by searching for "Mind map".
>
>As far as patents go, I'm not sure - but I do know that Visual Thesaurus
>has been around for at least 5 years. I'm not sure how long this
>thing's been out, or what it's patents cover - but you should definitely
>be able to create mind-maps in Flash if you like.
>
>Jim Davis
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LI, Chunshen (Don) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 4:28 PM
>> To: CF-Talk
>> Subject: Data Visualization (OT?)
>>
>> Hope not OT.
>>
>> Maybe, some one would label Data Visualization (DV) as
>> a subset of Usability. Personally I would think DV
>> stands on it own, anyway, that does not really matter.
>> The point is, DV could probably help a lot in user's
>> use of information. Here's a link to an impressive DV
>> implementation (demo app),
>> http://www.inxight.com/demos/st_demos/bestbuy_applet.html.
>> Q1, has anyone done anything similar (function-wise)
>> with CF + Flash Remote? If so, can I see some sample
>> app(s)?; Q2, what might be a good and relatively
>> inexpensive strategy to improve data output
>> presentation with the assistance of DV in CF
>> environment? Any papers, pointers and/or
>> implementation would be greatly appreciated if any.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
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