[gopher] Re: UI design of the next new gopher client?

[Cameron Kaiser <spectre@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I don't think these ideas make good use of Gopher's major differences
> from the Web. Gopher is not hypertext; it doesn't need the
> "full-window box" arrangements we have for websites. Since Gopher is a
> hierarchy, I would imagine a series of columns, with the most recent
> list you viewed on the right, so that you can glance back at previous
> pages as you move through the links. Text, images, and HTML, of
> course, should get a full 80 columns-- perhaps they could be displayed
> in an adjustable panel beneath the hierarchy, like in e-mail.
> Something like this would be great for casual browsing:

A fascinating idea. I like the overall concept. How would you handle things
like itemtype 7, though?

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