From: John Kitchin <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Cc: Steve Quezadas <steveeq1@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: NLS/Augment
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:04:44 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2y2zybklv.fsf@andrew.cmu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190812084345.GC20344@protected.rcdrun.com>
Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:
> * Steve Quezadas <steveeq1@gmail.com> [2019-08-12 05:59]:
>> Guys,
>>
>> This is a slightly offtopic, but I've been using org-mode and I love love
>> loveit. Was the writing of org-mode related in any way to Douglas
>> Engelbart's NLS/Augment system? A lot of the features seem to crossover. Or
>> is this simply coincidence?
>
> I have been watching the demonstration on these pages:
> http://dougengelbart.org/content/view/216/000/#Augment
>
> and videos by Christina Engelbart,
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLCGFadV4FqU15vunAfsTDzeEPnHDaf7n0&v=STRuciV6L38
>
> Org mode look similar to that Augment browser, definitely. With
> differences. But it looks as nice information management system.
>
> It would be good that Org mode gets some kind of "buttons follow the
> mouse" feature upon turning it on, just as shown on this video:
> https://vimeo.com/81238285
>
I think (require 'org-mouse) provides lots of mouse support for
opening/closing outlines, checking/unchecking checkboxes, etc.
> as that would then easy mouse actions to open outlines, close
> outlines.
>
> The Augment hierarchy reminds more on Koutline from GNU Hyperbole:
> https://www.gnu.org/software/hyperbole/ and <links> remind more to
> Hyperbole type of explicit buttons, which can be used together with
> Org mode.
>
> As I understand Internet and hyperlinks owe much to Doug Engelbert, as
> he apparently invented many computing features that we use today.
>
> HyperScope is free software that works in browsers:
> http://hyperscope.org/
>
>
> Jean
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-08-12 13:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-08-12 3:58 NLS/Augment Steve Quezadas
2019-08-12 8:43 ` NLS/Augment Jean Louis
2019-08-12 13:04 ` John Kitchin [this message]
2019-08-14 13:35 ` NLS/Augment Jean Louis
2019-08-14 13:56 ` NLS/Augment John Kitchin
2019-08-16 14:05 ` NLS/Augment Jean Louis
2019-08-16 14:14 ` NLS/Augment John Kitchin
2019-08-16 14:30 ` NLS/Augment Jean Louis
2019-08-14 19:56 ` NLS/Augment Samuel Wales
2019-08-16 14:58 ` NLS/Augment Jean Louis
2019-08-16 21:12 ` NLS/Augment Carsten Dominik
2019-08-16 21:40 ` NLS/Augment Jean Louis
2019-08-12 19:46 ` NLS/Augment Adam Porter
2019-08-13 18:39 ` NLS/Augment Jean Louis
2019-08-19 23:36 ` NLS/Augment Samuel Wales
2019-08-20 9:32 ` NLS/Augment Fraga, Eric
2019-08-21 9:28 ` NLS/Augment Jean Louis
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