Re: Nested facets

Matt Mower <[email protected]> Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:49:54 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.infodesign.facetedclassification
Organization Evectors Software
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Travis Wilson wrote:

> For example, Peter's article poses a "Product Type" facet where "Cameras" 
> is a heading down in the taxonomy somewhere. Cameras have certain 
> properties like "Resolution" and "Lens Type" that just aren't relevant to, 
> say, hubcaps. So "Resolution" and "Lens Type" are facets with a scope of 
> "Product Type = Camera". A faceted navigation interface would expose them 
> whenever a search was already restricted to "Camera". Otherwise, they're 
> structured like every other facet you've ever seen.
> 

Maybe I just need to see it twice but I think I now grasp what Peter was 
talking about and it's very interesting.  Thanks Trav!

I'm going to think about how we might use this idea.

Regards,

Matt

-- 
Evectors Software
Email:[email protected]  Web:http://www.evectors.com
Tel:+44-(0)7977-076-709  Blog:http://matt.blogs.it/


----------
Thanks for playing. 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/facetedclassification/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
     [email protected]

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/