Writing Environment

Parent Level

[First generation Systems]
[Second Generation Systems]
[Towards Third Generation]
[Hybrid Systems]
[Reference models]

Current level

[Notecards]
[KMS]
[HyperTies]
[Guide]
[Hypercard]
[Intermedia]
[Emacs-Info]
[Symbolics Document Examiner]
[Writing Environment]
[Neptune]

Child Level

 

 

 

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  1. Writing environment - Introduction

 


Writing environment - Introduction

Writing environment (Smith et al, 1986) is based on cognitive model of the communication process which explains reading as transforming linear structure of text to a temporary hierarchical structure and then to a permanent network structure. Writing is the opposite process. A loosely structured network is transformed to an outline structure and then to a linear text. WE is a hypertext system that was developed to support writing using this cognitive model.

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