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Providing High-Level Control and Expert Assistance in the User Interface Presentation Design
Providing High-Level Control and Expert Assistance in the User Interface Presentation Design
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Kim, Won Chul
Foley, James D.
Foley, James D.
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Current user interface builders provide only low-level assistance, because they have knowledge of neither the application nor the principles by which interface elements are combined effectively. We have developed a framework that unites the knowledge components essential for effective user interface presentation design. The framework consists of an application model (both a data model and a control model), a design process model that supports top-down iterative development, and graphic design knowledge that is used both to place dialog box elements such that their application dependent logical relationships are visually reinforced and to control design symmetry and balance. To demonstrate the framework's viability, we have constructed a tool based on encapsulated design knowledge that establishes high-level style preferences and provides expert assistance for the dialog box presentation design and menu structuring.
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1993
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