I really like the zoomable map and wiki concept. I wonder if it can be applied to other maps, ones drawn by the user. Would it be possible to draw your own map into a tiddler, save the shape in a similar way that the countries shapes have been saved, then open an empty tiddler from shapes or lines you create?
This could be a way out of the boxes and lines model of data representation associated mind mapping. The use of arrows or lines to represent tagged or tagging relationships between tiddlers (see today's other exciting TW graphical release[1]) could be represented visually using graphical representation borrowed from mapping and drawing. (see inspiration below [2]) Heirachical links could be represented as a map instead of lines or arrows. For example, just as the glorious towns of Crewe, Congleton and Stockport could be red dots on the map of a green Cheshire, Cars, Silk and Hats could be red dots on a map of "shrinking UK industries." By drawing another red spot and clicking a could trigger a newHere like function and you could add a new tiddler , with the Title "shirt- making" for example. Visual closeness on the map would add a new way of indicating relationships between your tiddlers. For example, in your "shrinking UK industries" region, you might want to put "silk" and "shirt-making" closer together. You may have wisely decided that while a relationship exists and you have put it on your map, is not worthy of investing a tag or text to it. It might be later on – when the map has been further populated, with "pajama-making" , "ribbon-making" and "football shirts" you declare that "Congelton is going to be an amazing center for renaisance in UK industry. Water power is to be used to create luxury silk products and Cristiano Ronaldo, cut the ribbon of a new factory modeling the first of the new pure silk reto styled eco-friendly 2010 Manchester United shirts embroidered by with the name of the new sponsor - Rolls Royce of Crewe. Alex Other tiddly graphic link [1] http://ideia.tiddlyspot.com/ What made me think of the above was the google earth project where the zoomable function of google earth is used to view an artwork depicting a narrative and a discussion with dissmissing peddlers of "bubble and stick software" as snake oil salesmen. [2] http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/01/explore-masterpieces-of-prado-museum-up.html (http://tinyurl.com/8umybw) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWikiDev" group. To post to this group, send email to TiddlyWikiDev@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tiddlywikidev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/TiddlyWikiDev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
