fields for the start stop time of the object being created default time start end is the duration of the current slide but this is editable once an item is added to a talk folder a control frame updates after the item is added and displays a list of discussion topics associated with the current time the control screen also displays a u2018 add a new topic u2019 link that invokes the u2018 create topic u2019 screen the u201c create topic u201d screen will act just like a selection from the u2018 new u2019 menu and a list of the objects associated with the current time with a link to their open verb will appear controls frame changes as the talk progresses displaying the information that is appropriate to that point in the presentation the window is implemented using dhtml so all of the content to be displayed will be downloaded in advance this allows refreshing the information without a server hit the talk view screen or window allows a user to get an overall view of the talk and the objects associated with it it is useful for a content administrator to bootstrap the conversation displays all the slides in the talk and associated times and displays attached objects within the appropriate slide with separate timing.