Keyword: Word Processing 5

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Time Based Text / Jaromil, Jodi

“A software application that records performance time of written text and vehicles it as additional information: it saves and reproduces every single action during the composition of a text, so that an additional dimension of emphasis in written communication can be circulated.”

http://aaaan.net/jaromil-tbt-time-based-text/
http://rg42.org/wiki/tbt (example)

Sonder E-Ink Keyboard

Keyboard with e-ink keys for customizable contextual key layouts.

https://sonderdesign.com

Gingko

Writing environment with strong focus on structure. Documents are organized in a tree structure that is layed out in columns to traverse visually.

https://gingkoapp.com

CanonCat (1987) / Jef Raskin



(https://oldcomputers.net/canon-cat.html)

A computer system with text-based interface and some ideosyncratic tweaks developed by Raskin aimed at high efficiency and convenience. He elaborates on his approach in his “Humane Interface” book. Most notably the LEAP function, a way to quickly navigate around documents, that also introduced the dedicated LEAP buttons on the CanonCat’s keyboard.

CanonCat demo video
Promo video for the LEAP technology

Soylent

“Soylent is a crowd-powered interface: one that embeds workers from Mechanical Turk into Microsoft Word.”

http://projects.csail.mit.edu/soylent/