By: Lost Heroes

1. Outliner
1. Node Operations
1. Create Node
   Make a new map node.
2. Delete Node
   Delete Selected node.
3. Make Parent
   Make Selected node a sibling of its parent.
4. Make Child
   Make selected node a child of its immediate sibling.
5. Create Link
   Make a link between two unrelated nodes.
6. Delete Link
   Remove a link between unrelated nodes.

 

2. Selection Operations
1. Direct Select
   Marks item ready for node operation.
2. Edit Select
   Rename current node.

 

3. View Options
1. Expand Tree
   Shows all children of Selected node.
2. Collapse Tree
   Hide all children of Selected node.
3. Expand Links
   Show any extraneous links to/from node.
4. Collapse Links
   Hide node’s extraneous links.

 

4. Properties
1. Issue
   Need to know the kinds of data that is or should be associated with a node. Examples include icon(s), title, header, footer, color, etc…more?

 

 

 

3. Mapper
1. General Operations
1. Open Mapper window
   Opens a window on the screen that displays the map/tree and associated tools
2. Draw Map from Outliner information
   Once textual information has been entered using the Outliner, it is represented and displayed as a tree dependent on the way in which that information was entered.
3. Redraw Map
   Much like refresh on a browser window, if any information has been changed in the Outliner, those changes are reflected graphically in the Map view.

 

2. Node Operations
1. Create Map Node
   Add a Node to an existing tree using the Map view window as opposed to the Outliner.
2. Delete Map Node
   Remove a Node from an existing tree using the Map view window as opposed to the Outliner.
3. Draw Map Node
   The physical act of displaying the lines on the screen that represent a Map Node.
4. Erase Map Node
   The physical act of removing the lines from the screen that represent a Map Node.
5. Make Parent
   Make Selected node a sibling of its parent.
6. Make Child
   Make selected node a child of its immediate sibling.
7. Move Map Node
   Changing the physical location of a Map Node as displayed on the screen, usually by dragging and dropping. This involves erasing the node from its previous location and redrawing it in the new location, and updating its positioning information.

 

3. Link Operations
1. Create Link
   Make an association between two unrelated nodes.
2. Break Link
   Remove a link between previously associated nodes.
3. Edit Link
   Visually edit a link, Changes the way it looks on the screen: i.e. re-routes it.
4. Draw Link
   The physical act of displaying the lines on the screen that represent a Link from one Map Node to another.
5. Erase Link
   The physical act of removing the lines from the screen that represent a Link from one Map Node to another.

 

4. Selection/Editing Operations
1. Select a Map Node
   The act of clicking on or highlighting a node by using a mouse event, or a keyboard event.
2. Edit Node Title (where do font attributes come from?)
   Physically changing the title of a Node and passing that information to its associated Wireframe Node and Outliner Node
3. Display Map Node Title

The act of displaying text on the screen that represents the title of the Map Node. (Choose to display or not)

4. Erase Map Node Title
   The act of removing text from the screen that represents the title of the Map Node.

 

5. View Options
1. View Wireframe (Double Click)
   See wireframe associated with selected node.
2. Zoom Levels
   Zoom in and out of map.
3. Active Navigation
   Browse an entire map without using scrollbars.

 

6. Tool Palettes
1. Change Map Node Symbol (how it is represented on screen)
   Change the size, shape, color, or shading of the node, either individually or globally, and perhaps using a bit-map or image from an external source or predefined palette of selections.

 

7. Properties
1. Issue

Need to know the kinds of data that is or should be associated with a node. Examples include icon(s), title, header, footer, color, etc…more?

2. Set Map Node default attributes
   Each Map Node will have a set of default attributes associated with it that will determine how it will be displayed on the screen. These attributes will automatically be set when the program starts. The user can then change these attributes to suit there needs or taste. These attributes include, but may not be limited to: setting the size, shape, color, or shading of the node, determining whether or not the title is displayed and how, whether child nodes are displayed in a "top-down" manor or ""side-down", etc…
3. Change Map Node attribute from "Top-Down" to "Side-Down"
   The user will select a node individually and change whether it is children are displayed in a top-down tree, or Side-down tree.
4. Select page size
   Determine the size of the canvas that the map will be displayed and printed on.
5. Add BlinkIA Border
   Add a BlinkIA border around the perimeter of the Map that will print around the perimeter of the page
5. Wireframer
1. Object Drawing
1. Draw Shape
   Visually draw selected shape type.
2. Edit Shape
   Dynamically resize/reshape Selected object.
3. Delete Shape
   Remove shape from wireframe.

 

2. Tool Palettes
1. Shape Type
   Offer a toolbox of shapes to draw.
   Issue: Ask Blink what kinds of shapes they would need.
2. Skin Elements
   A drag-n-drop palette containing a set of project type specific layout items.
   Issues:
   - How many types of projects are there?
   - How many "skin" objects are there per project (average)?
   - Would they want additional skins and/or subsets of skins?
3. Properties Window
   Include configurable elements such as color, pixel dimensions and position. This palette is basically used for any alterable object attribute.

 

3. View Options
1. Zoom Levels
   Zoom in and out of wireframe.

 

4. Extras
1. Resize Workspace
   Make drawing area bigger/smaller.
2. Master Templates
   Makes it so all or some nodes have a common layout, which is un-editable in normal layout mode.
   Issue: Ask Blink if they would ever want multiple Master Templates.