Matching hypertext models to hypertext systems

Abstract

Many authors have proposed sophisticated mcxiels to describe hypertext at different levels and for different purposes and have provided in-house developed systems implementing their models. However, hypertext-~ypermedia application development is often carried on using commercial hypertext systems based on a very simple model. This paper presents HCT (Hypertext Cornpiling Tools), a set of tools to translate hypertexthypermedia applications designed using a hig,h-level model (HDM, Hypermedia Design Model) into applications implemented by a commercial hypertext system (ToolBook). Although each single tool is specific to either HDM or ToolBook, the approach is presented in a more general way. Results obtained in application development are summarized.