IPer
Encyclopedia
iPer is an educational computer program
designed to manage hypertext
and hypermedia
.
The software was invented in 1996 at Politecnico di Torino and abstracts about its original interface design were published for the first time within the papers of the ED-Media
'97 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications in Calgary (The EDMedia 97 Paper about Iper).
iPer was probably the first software with a visual approach to hyperlink
s, introducing the WYSIWYL interface.
In 1996, the common way to place a Web link was to write:
In 1996, with iPer, probably for the first time for a Web softwarethe author was able to choose the destination page with a click on a visual preview (a sort of Web browser), without having to type the actual file name or the URL
(e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYSIWYL ), and without having to be online
(connected to the Internet) while performing the various edit on his/her hypertext
document.
The first version of iPer required a server extension software (IPERserver), that was available for Unix based and Windows based web server
platforms.
iPer was then improved; an internal FTP publishing feature was added and so the software became capable of direct Internet publishing.
It was then released as shareware and it was featured on several paper magazines and online magazines, in Italy (Internet News; October 1999; ISSN 1123-6027, PC World January 2000; ISBN 9771120806001-00001,...), USA (Information Week; April 2000, PC AI Magazine,...) and the rest of the world.
iPer is the ancestor of the commercial software products Hyper Publish
and PaperKiller
.
Computer program
A computer program is a sequence of instructions written to perform a specified task with a computer. A computer requires programs to function, typically executing the program's instructions in a central processor. The program has an executable form that the computer can use directly to execute...
designed to manage hypertext
Hypertext
Hypertext is text displayed on a computer or other electronic device with references to other text that the reader can immediately access, usually by a mouse click or keypress sequence. Apart from running text, hypertext may contain tables, images and other presentational devices. Hypertext is the...
and hypermedia
Hypermedia
Hypermedia is a computer-based information retrieval system that enables a user to gain or provide access to texts, audio and video recordings, photographs and computer graphics related to a particular subject.Hypermedia is a term created by Ted Nelson....
.
The software was invented in 1996 at Politecnico di Torino and abstracts about its original interface design were published for the first time within the papers of the ED-Media
ED-Media
ED-Media is a World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications promoted yearly by the AACE, the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education : an international, educational and professional not-for profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the...
'97 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications in Calgary (The EDMedia 97 Paper about Iper).
iPer was probably the first software with a visual approach to hyperlink
Hyperlink
In computing, a hyperlink is a reference to data that the reader can directly follow, or that is followed automatically. A hyperlink points to a whole document or to a specific element within a document. Hypertext is text with hyperlinks...
s, introducing the WYSIWYL interface.
In 1996, the common way to place a Web link was to write:
The WYSIWYL in Wikipedia In 1996, with iPer, probably for the first time for a Web softwarethe author was able to choose the destination page with a click on a visual preview (a sort of Web browser), without having to type the actual file name or the URL
Uniform Resource Locator
In computing, a uniform resource locator or universal resource locator is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet resource....
(e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYSIWYL ), and without having to be online
ONLINE
ONLINE is a magazine for information systems first published in 1977. The publisher Online, Inc. was founded the year before. In May 2002, Information Today, Inc. acquired the assets of Online Inc....
(connected to the Internet) while performing the various edit on his/her hypertext
Hypertext
Hypertext is text displayed on a computer or other electronic device with references to other text that the reader can immediately access, usually by a mouse click or keypress sequence. Apart from running text, hypertext may contain tables, images and other presentational devices. Hypertext is the...
document.
The first version of iPer required a server extension software (IPERserver), that was available for Unix based and Windows based web server
Web server
Web server can refer to either the hardware or the software that helps to deliver content that can be accessed through the Internet....
platforms.
iPer was then improved; an internal FTP publishing feature was added and so the software became capable of direct Internet publishing.
It was then released as shareware and it was featured on several paper magazines and online magazines, in Italy (Internet News; October 1999; ISSN 1123-6027, PC World January 2000; ISBN 9771120806001-00001,...), USA (Information Week; April 2000, PC AI Magazine,...) and the rest of the world.
iPer is the ancestor of the commercial software products Hyper Publish
Hyper Publish
Hyper Publish is a visual WYSIWYG hypermedia authoring tool created by Visual Vision, a Italy based software company.The software is born from a research work performed in 1995/96 at Politecnico di Torino and has been designed and optimized for hypermedia and hypertext management, focusing on Web...
and PaperKiller
PaperKiller
Paper Killer is a WYSIWYG help authoring tool created by Visual Vision, an Italian software company. The software is used by technical writers to create manuals in various formats....
.