Comments on: Searching City Directories, part 1: Finding Frank Sharbrough http://tufblog.com/2009/11/03/search-tip-city-directories/ An insider blog about the history website, Footnote.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:26:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sharbrough http://tufblog.com/2009/11/03/search-tip-city-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-609 sharbrough Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:21:30 +0000 http://tufblog.com/?p=139#comment-609 Hola Ron! Great to see you! "Fan" is a term used to describe the number of instances of the current item in a browse structure. Metaphorically, it is like fanning a stack of cards, or opening a hand-operated paper fan. When you choose one item, the instances of that item "fan out" for you to choose one of them, and in turn open <em>its</em> fan, until you reach the end of the line. Hola Ron! Great to see you!

“Fan” is a term used to describe the number of instances of the current item in a browse structure. Metaphorically, it is like fanning a stack of cards, or opening a hand-operated paper fan. When you choose one item, the instances of that item “fan out” for you to choose one of them, and in turn open its fan, until you reach the end of the line.

]]> By: Ronaldo http://tufblog.com/2009/11/03/search-tip-city-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Ronaldo Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:53:19 +0000 http://tufblog.com/?p=139#comment-608 Hola Beau! What is the aspect called "fan" in browsing? I don't know this term. Hola Beau!
What is the aspect called “fan” in browsing? I don’t know this term.

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