Features
Below is a small list of some of Shared Space 2.0's key features.
Share your spaces and views with other computers
Select spaces and views to share, turn on sharing, and you're away!
With Rendezvous sharing, you'll automatically see computers on your local network sharing spaces.
Work offline, then sync with the remote computer later!
Interact with your information in a visual fashion!
Drag in your documents from other applications, then add notes and links to build up a map that describes structure and relationships.
Shared Space 2.0 gives you an infinite plane on which to create your information structures. You view this plane through the main viewport - the window on your world. Dragging the cursor to the edges of the main viewport scrolls the visible area in eight directions.
Sophisticated navigation tools
The overview shows a miniature map of the entire view, with a rectangle illustrating the part of it you are currently viewing.
Drag this rectangle around to move your viewable area, or click on an area to move the viewport there.
Use the zoom tool to zoom out and find what you need, then double click on an object to zoom in and interact with your information.
Search for the information you need
'CMD-F' for a list of every object in your view. As you type your search terms, the list is filtered, instantly!
With 'auto-jump-to', you can get straight to an object in a few key-strokes. Start typing part of it's description, and your search results will automatically filter. Once your object is the only one that matches your keywords, SS2 jumps straight to it.
Manage object meta-data through a consistent interface
Shared space 2.0 allows all your objects to include additional descriptive information, such as descriptions, authors or details on how to present it to the user.
More complex objects have a properties window, allowing you to keep all pertinent information together without the clutter associated with more traditional methods of storage.
Integrated version control
Shared Space 2.0 includes integrated document version control. As documents are treated a group of files, you can easily manage multiple copies of the same document file from one place.
In the latest version, you can create new versions, make a different version active or get information with 1-click!
Text and image previews
Many documents can be shown as previews directly in the Shared Space application. Many popular graphics formats, such as GIF, JPEG, TIFF, PSD, PNG, PICT or BMP are supported, as are quicktime movies. In addition, text file contents can also be previewed directly in Shared Space 2.0
Draw previews at a size that suits you - anywhere from 64x64 - 512x512 pixels!
Fine grained control over your user experience
Everyone has a different way of working, and Shared Space 2.0 contains options that will allow you to tailor your working environment to one that best suits your needs.
Customise your view windows to show only those viewports you find useful. Turn on auto-magnification for working on views when zoomed out. Use a number of visual options to help you see what you're doing, or turn them off for increased speed.
Automatic version control
Double click a document, and you'll be asked if you want to create a new version before editing automatically. Choose yes, and each time you open that document, a new version will be created.
To revert to an older version, simply CTRL-click the document instance, and choose the version you want to make active.
Manage documents with ease
Views can contain references to document files, also called document instances. Delete or move one of these documents, and you can change where the document instance points using the choose replacement window.
Quickly open and create new information spaces
The friendly space selection window allows you to see what spaces and views are available, get information about them and even see a preview of their structure.
Views can be deleted or duplicated from here, and exported views imported into any space.
Manage your installation
Once you have lots of spaces, managing objects can become difficult. Share Space 2.0's manager tools make this process easier.
Use the manager windows to quickly view information about documents, colour schemes and authors. Edit, duplicate, view and delete directly. Document versions are grouped by the document they belong to.
Full online help system
New in Beta 3 is an Apple Help based online help system.
Take the tutorial, find information on specific windows, get answers to frequently asked questions and browse release notes, all in one place!
Share and backup important information
Because a shared space may be comprised of hundreds of individual files, moving information around can be difficult. Using Shared Space 2.0's export feature, you can save all required files for a view (including documents from other applications) inside a single file. Email this to a friend, and they can import all the objects for your view in a couple of clicks.
Shared Space 2.0 also allows you to save your views as images for use in other software.