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Introduction
What is Mobwa?
Kinds of Topics
The Process in Slow Motion
Interface Elements
Legend
Introduction
Mobwa supports a community of users who add knowledge, define new kinds of knowledge, and control how everything gets connected and presented. That may sound complicated, but it turns out to be simple and intuitive.
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What is Mobwa?
At its core, Mobwa is a tool for adding, connecting, and navigating topics.
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Basic Types and Examples
Certain types called "basic types" were added at Mobwa's beginning. They include
Date,
Embed,
Link,
Number,
Picture,
Time,
User, and
Yes/No. Examples of basic types follow type-specific naming, presentation, and filtering patterns, and are called "basic examples".
Fields and Traits
Of course, examples have more than just names. We know that every person has a birthday. So the field
Date of Birth can be added to
Person. Every example of
Person then "inherits" this field as a trait. Since every value of
Date of Birth must be a date, the field's type can defined as
Date.
Entries
Entries are the "correct values" entered for an example's traits. They are usually examples themselves. We have now traveled full circle around the Mobwa Universe.
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1. Main Topic
What the page is about. Shows the kind of topic followed by its name.
2. Relationships
A list of relationships available to the Main Topic. Shows their names and number of topics so related. The selected relationship is highlighted.
3. Related Topics
List of topics related to the Main Topic by the selected relationship. Each one links to its own Main Topic page.
4. Sliders
Sliders give control over structure, presentation, and navigation. There are three kinds of sliders:
Gauges user opinion about an example.
5. Add Topic
A simple form allows related topics to be added.
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Legend
Types are shown in
Orange
Examples are
Blue
Fields are
Green
Traits are
Purple
Basic Types are
Yellow
Basic Examples are
Turquoise
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