On the visual programmability of desktop interfaces
On the visual programmability of desktop interfaces
Today's modern desktop interfaces allow us to utilise a computer by the direct manipulation of iconic representations of the computer's resources. As computer resources and our requirements increase, we find the need to create scripts for common tasks. In this thesis, we refine the Prograph Shell. Psh allows us to create visual scripts in the same language as the existing direct manipulation of the desktop metaphor. In the process of creating object oriented variants of Psh, we discover that direct access to dispatching algorithms allow us to implement novel features into the class structure of the Psh environment. We look at the gestures commonly found within desktop interfaces, and construct a new gesture that facilitates the creation of UNIX style pipelines.
University of Southampton
Cruickshank, Donald Gavin
8a30717d-2e2f-4112-a08c-bd3afb6d8e80
2003
Cruickshank, Donald Gavin
8a30717d-2e2f-4112-a08c-bd3afb6d8e80
Cruickshank, Donald Gavin
(2003)
On the visual programmability of desktop interfaces.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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Today's modern desktop interfaces allow us to utilise a computer by the direct manipulation of iconic representations of the computer's resources. As computer resources and our requirements increase, we find the need to create scripts for common tasks. In this thesis, we refine the Prograph Shell. Psh allows us to create visual scripts in the same language as the existing direct manipulation of the desktop metaphor. In the process of creating object oriented variants of Psh, we discover that direct access to dispatching algorithms allow us to implement novel features into the class structure of the Psh environment. We look at the gestures commonly found within desktop interfaces, and construct a new gesture that facilitates the creation of UNIX style pipelines.
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Published date: 2003
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