The University of Sheffield
Department of Computer Science

Paul Richards Undergraduate Dissertation 2005/06

"An Interactive Diagram Designer"

Supervised by Dr SD North

Abstract

The Internet continues to expand at an incredible rate, both in performance and accessibility. While web browsers and other related software are becoming more powerful and accomplished, the number of people using the net is growing all the time. This can lead to problems, as users can be overwhelmed by the technology and expertise required in some situations.

The aim of this project is to construct a computational system that is capable of displaying structured hierarchical diagrams within web pages, something which is not easily achievable within the limitations of HTML. A key criterion of the finished system will be to ensure that the interface is easy enough to use by someone with only very basic knowledge of computers.