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1.4.2 Shared objects in a workspace

Several classes of objects can be created and shared in a BSCW workspace:

  • Document
  • Document under version control
  • Note
  • URL
  • Search Result
  • Folder
  • Discussion
  • Calendar
  • Project
  • Document Set

In Figure 1.4-1, the folder page of Demo Folder shows an entry for an object of each type.

Each object is represented by an entry starting with a checkbox that you may "tick" to select the object for some action, some icons, additional data and a popup action menu button (see section 1.4.5).

object

Figure 1.4-2: Representation of an object

Click the action menu More info   icon next to the checkbox to display the object's info page (details in section 4.6).

The icon immediately left of the object name denotes the object type. If the object is a document, the icon may represent its MIME type (see section 3.4.2 and section 4.2.7). If it is a search result (see section 4.10), the icon informs about the search area and the search engine employed. If it is a note (see section 4.9), the icon may represent a pragmatic aspect picked by the note's author.

BSCW's object types are discussed in greater detail in section 3.3.

Most prominent in each entry is the name of the object. In Fig. 1.4-1 each object has been given the name of its object type. Obviously, you would choose names describing the content or purpose of each individual object. Since BSCW is designed to make sharing of information easier, it is very important to use descriptive names which will be understood by the other people sharing the workspace.

Behind the object name BSCW displays

  • Zero, one or more of the following icons:
    • group indicates that a folder is shared;
      lock indicates that someone has set a lock for this object (see section 4.6.3);
      note indicates that a note has been added to the object (see section 4.9.6);
      rating excelent indicates that the document has been rated by one or more group members;
  • the user name of its owner(see section 2.4.2);
  • date and time of the most recent modification;
  • zero, one or more icons indicating that some of the following events have occurred:
    • new indicates a new object;
      changes indicates changes to the object;
      read indicates that someone read the object;
      touch indicates recent modifications in a sub-object;
  • a popup menu button showing the actions involving the object (see section 3.4).

Please note that different actions are possible for different types of objects. In figure 1.4-1 only a few of the action menu entries buttons permitted for an object are shown in the action menu.


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