## These are wiki comments - leave them in so that people can see them when editing the page ## This template may be useful for documenting use cases ## Developed in response to a hackathon request for formalized, detailed use cases ## to help direct implementation proposals || '''Use Case Name''' : ../PathHighlight || || '''For Feature''' : MIMEditor || || '''Editors''': DavidKane || ## EXAMPLE: ## Use Case Name: Representation of Protein Complex ## For Feature: Grouping Function ## Editors: Mr. Knowitall <> == Summary == ## Provide a one paragraph description of the use case A user wants to emphasize a particular portion of a map == Step-by-Step User Action == ## Provide a step-by-step account of how the user would execute the use case. For example: (1) right click on node, (2) choose "expand" from context menu, (3) new view is created, etc... 1. User selects an edge in the map 1. System highlights that edge, and any nodes connected to it 1. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the desired section is emphasized == Visual Aides == ## Provide attachments to images to illustrate the use case (screenshots, mock-ups, storyboards, etc) An illustration of what a map with a highlighted path could look like follows: {{attachment:highlight1_061117_dwk.png}} == Requirements for Cytoscape == ## List the components/functions already in Cytoscape that are relevant to the use case and possible implementations (e.g., "current context menus can be used accomplish step 2 above") ## Also list components/functions that are needed in Cytoscape to execute the use case (e.g., "cytoscape needs to allow for multiple views of the same network for this to work") TBD == Importance == ## Describe whether this use case is critical and how frequently users would come across it. Describe common work flows that might involve the use case (e.g., "this use case comes up regularly, on a weekly basis, whenever we want to analyze our protein superfamily networks"). This is particularly relevant when using the editor to produce images for publication. == Other Examples == ## List other applications or relevant examples outside of Cytoscape that provide some or all of the desired functionality (e.g., "You can do this using the group function in PowerPoint"). == Comments == Shared ../MimEditorUseCaseComments BioPax representation TBD ---- AllanKuchinsky - 2007-01-23 05:23:15   At the view level, this could potentially be handled in a manner similar to hyperedges with 0-size connector nodes.  But at the model level, the semantics may be inconsistent with hyperedges.  A set of hyperedges with chained connector nodes implies a flow of signal from connector node to connector node.  Is this consistent with the semantics of a Path with multiple branch points in MiMs? ---- AllanKuchinsky - 2007-05-25 10:34:16   Wait, this is simpler.  We are just highlighting edges and their constituent nodes.  This is similar to the PathBranching example and should be straightforward to implement.