Title :
Vixels, createthroughs, dragthroughs and attachment regions in BuildByWire
Author :
Mugridge, W.B. ; Hosking, J.G. ; Grundy, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Auckland Univ., New Zealand
fDate :
30 Nov-4 Dec 1998
Abstract :
BuildByWire is a direct-manipulation meta-editor for composing sophisticated visual notations and their editors from JavaBean components. It in turn generates JavaBeans, which can be plugged into other tools. BuildByWire has been used to generate editors for a variety of visual languages and notations. We describe new features that eliminate several previous limitations of BuildByWire and its generated editors. The designer of a notation now has more control over the tools that are provided in the generated editor. The composition of notational elements using layout managers has been improved. Connectors between notational elements have been made more general and flexible
Keywords :
Java; application generators; graphical user interfaces; program visualisation; user interface management systems; visual languages; BuildByWire; JavaBeans; attachment regions; createthroughs; direct-manipulation meta-editor; dragthroughs; editor generator; layout managers; notational element connectors; user interface; visual languages; visual notation composition; vixels; Computer science; Connectors; Design automation; Identity-based encryption; Java; Process design; Programming; Reactive power; Read only memory; Unified modeling language;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Human Interaction Conference, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 Australasian
Conference_Location :
Adelaide, SA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-9206-5
DOI :
10.1109/OZCHI.1998.732231
