Diplomarbeit DIP-2017

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Pfisterer, Christoph: A Semantic Description Language for Platform-Independent Graphical User Interfaces.
Universität Stuttgart, Fakultät Informatik, Diplomarbeit Nr. 2017 (2002).
120 Seiten, englisch.
CR-Klassif.H.5.2 (Information Interfaces and Presentation User Interfaces)
I.3.6 (Computer Graphics Methodology and Techniques)
C.2.4 (Distributed Systems)
KeywordsGUI; user interface; remote display; XML; widgets
Kurzfassung

Graphical user interface toolkits exhibit striking similarities in functionality and visual appearance. Yet, each one demands adherence to its proprietary implementation interface from the application developer. Platform-independent solutions exist, but their perceived drawbacks hinder large-scale adaption.

This thesis provides a new perspective by complementing platform abstraction with other benefits found in some toolkits today. Network transparency and programming language abstraction are gained through the use of a remote protocol. An XML-based description language reduces coding effort and enables interactive dialog editors. The language is taken to a higher level by including elements to denote the behavior of the interface in addition to its structure.

Existing solutions are examined to provide an overview of useful features, but also to learn about shortcomings. Based on this examination, the architecture of the new system is then designed. The viability of the approach is demonstrated by a prototype implementation. It is based on the Qt toolkit and BEEP, a network protocol framework.

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CopyrightCopyright (c) 2002 Christoph Pfisterer
KontaktMail cp@chrisp.de.
Abteilung(en)Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Informatik, Visualisierung und Interaktive Systeme
Eingabedatum26. November 2002
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