From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Kitchin Subject: Re: NLS/Augment Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:04:44 -0400 Message-ID: References: <20190812084345.GC20344@protected.rcdrun.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:48309) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hxA0J-0005Gj-KC for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:04:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hxA0I-00048m-Dp for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:04:51 -0400 Received: from mail-qt1-x82a.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::82a]:39419) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hxA0H-00047Z-5n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:04:49 -0400 Received: by mail-qt1-x82a.google.com with SMTP id l9so102586746qtu.6 for ; Mon, 12 Aug 2019 06:04:48 -0700 (PDT) In-reply-to: <20190812084345.GC20344@protected.rcdrun.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Cc: Steve Quezadas Jean Louis writes: > * Steve Quezadas [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 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 -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu