6/223.4.6.2 Hyperwave's Hierarchical Structure
In the current implementation of WaveMaster, there are only two ways of
using the hierarchical structure of Hyperwave. First, users can access
collections directly. WaveMaster displays the content of the collection
similar to a filemanager showing a directory (see Figure
3.4). Each member of the collection, provided that the
user has read permission, is represented by its title (a hyperlink to
the object itself), an icon describing the type of the object, and an
information icon to get meta information about the object. This allows
browsing the collection hierarchy without actually opening documents.
However, if a collection contains a Collection Head (a document which
describes the collection), then this document will be viewed together with
the members of the collection![[*]](/Teaching/theses/1997/_idbde_/rpersche/images/foot_motif.gif)
.
Second, when you view an arbitrary object (document or collection), WaveMaster provides a link to its parent collection(s). The most recent version of the Hyperwave Information Server (HIS 2.5) provides a local map and a collection browser (explorer), Java applets which provide functionality similar to that of native Hyperwave clients.