The original project by Wolfgang Lefevre and Falk Wunderlich is brought online by Christopher Mielack with support of Robert Casties.

http://141.14.237.10:8080/Kant/kant/kant/home

1. [x]collecting of requirements to the website and creation of case scenarios
2. [x]creation of a complete interface prototype without functionality
3. [x]Setup of the local working environement
   • [x]creating the database (postgre/SQL) and inserting the data from filemaker
   • [x]setting up the webserver (Zope)
4. [X]implementation of functionality
5. [X]checking the functionality and interface by comparison with the case scenarios
6. [X]correcting and refining the interface and it's behavior
7. [X]webdesign, presentation
8. [X]uploading the website to a globally accessible webserver
9. [X]integration into the MPIWG main page, DNS

1. case A: a known term is supposed to be looked up in the database or synonymous terms are being looked for
2. case B: an unknown term is supposed be found in the database
3. case C: the needed data is found and has to be printed out on paper

1. solution for A: using the search functionality
   1. search
      • simple search
        • on the main/index-page a general search function searches all fields of the database
        • an initially hidden group of checkboxes can be produced for the user to specify which fields are to be searched for the entered string
      • advanced search
        • for every field (the terms of different order are combined to one) seperate searchstrings can be entered
        • criteria for sorting and filtering can be specified
        • the search fields are grouped by database
        • [lists of values for the searchfields to enter can be displayed]
   2. result
      1. result lists
         • list entries have links to the respective data file
         • the results are grouped by the main term (with number of subresults)
           • clicking the main term shows the subresults (tree node behavior)
         • redirecting results / links are marked as such
         • in case of the simple search, symbols show in which database the term was found (see Y) and the field is indicated also
           • these symbols can be used for filtering the resultlist for the ocurrence
         • the resultlist can be ordered by (almost) any shown column (resulting in different grouping?)
         • the list of results can be printed out (see solution for C)
      2. result browsing
         • see Z
2. solution for B: browsing
   • several approaches for browsing the database are permitted
   1. terms (ordered alphabetically)
      • listing all entries grouped by letter-groups (A-B, C-D etc)
      • listing entries belonging to certain areas grouped by area-name
      • listing entries belonging to certain texts/literature, ordered and grouped by the respective text
   2. areas
      • grouping by areas and subareas
        • listing all respective entries
   3. texts
      • listing the titles available
        • allowing the browsing of the texts in an extra “text-view”
   4. literature
      • like texts
   5. personalities
      • similar to texts and literature
3. solution for C: print view
   • offering an extra print view for lists and data files, optimized for printing
     • in the case of multiple data files in a queue all files are printed continuously

• Y) intuitivity
  • making clear the structure of the database(s) by using recognizable symbols for each database and that are used repitively, i.e. as icons in the resultlist
  • allowing later resorting and refiltering of a result list
  • About or Help page, describing the workflow, capabilities etc.
  • random entry / text of the day - button for “aimless” users

• Z) data files
  1. navigation
     1. links to related terms
     2. “first/previous/next/last data file” navigation-bar for browsing through result lists
     3. automatically generated links to known terms, personalities etc throughout all presented data
  2. data
     1. grouping the shown information of a data file in tabs
  3. functionality
     • if necessary, indicating a redirection
     • collection of links to related terms, synonyms, antonyms
     • optional list of occurence in quotations, texts etc.
     • extra view for extensive entries (mostly glossars, quotations)

= Miscellaneous = For the feature presentation of KNB on the institute's website I created a magnifying glass graphic that wasn't used, you can now find it on xserve01 in “public-1/Stock Graphics”.