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- Commentary and examples
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- When converting rulings, regulations, specifications, or
- procedures into hypertext, the language of the source material
- often interferes with easy understanding. The two solutions
- are:
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- Opinion Vocabulary ... use a hypertext thesaurus/glossary system
- <jump> which for every key word provides a definition,
- synonyms, and broader/narrower/preferred usage terms.
- Also include links to key occurrences. See <form7>
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- Example Commentary and explanation ... If the text is obtuse,
- <jump> add links in the margins of the text to explain,
- interpret, expand upon, or give application
- examples (called "alternate expression" hypertext)
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- The real goal in hypertext is converting textual material into
- formats in which all users can rapidly find and easily understand
- whatever they desire. If the source material is in anyway unclear,
- hypertext developers may also need to be commentary authors on the
- contained subject.
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