Update: Annie DeBrowsa

The NoviceNotes™ web application, designed for browsing static content on a development server, AnnieDeBrowsa™ has received its first major update since being released.

New LIVE Example – ADB Alphanumeric Sort

Check out AnnieDeBrowsa, updated with alphanumeric sort of navigation links. With this update, what would have been a lengthy list of navigation items is now a concise sub-grouped list showing only top-level parent items, organized by first-character. The contents of the AnnieDeBrowsa installation is more easily located, amounting to a more effective quick-reference.

Important: Please note, the static content viewer, AnnieDeBrowsa may be used for purposes other than viewing html documentation. The content at the link is provided as an example, or proof-of-concept for potential use of AnnieDeBrowsa. ADB is in not associated with Subversion, and this example is not authorized by Subversion, or the people who publish Subversion documentation. The subversion manual was selected for this example, as it represents a considerably large list of HTML files, as a collection of resources which might be more easily managed using AnnieDeBrowsa for viewing, Server-Side.

Alphanumeric Sort of Navigation Items – Detailed

Navigation links of AnnieDeBrowsa are now grouped, alphanumerically, into collapsing sub-lists. Each sub-list is grouped, based on the first character of each filename it contains. Each alphanumerically sorted group of files are kept hidden– collapsed– until revealed by the user, by clicking on that sub-group’s parent element.

Having only as many navigation items visible as there are sub-list items, as grouped, unique by first-character, results in a more manageable interface overall. With each sub-list indicated by the number or letter (or other character) corresponding to its alphanumeric placement, the user might find a desired file more quickly, scrolling through an overall smaller group of files.

The initial release of AnnieDeBrowsa displayed all navigational links at once. Depending upon the objects under the AnnieDeBrowsa installation container (i.e. the directory in which AnnieDeBrowsa is installed, and the files accompanying ADB under that directory), it was possible that ADB would display a very long list of items in the navigation panel.