DocumentCode
2848154
Title
An interface description language for graph editors
Author
Newbery, Frances J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf., Karlsruhe Univ., West Germany
fYear
1988
fDate
10-12 Oct 1988
Firstpage
144
Lastpage
149
Abstract
A graph editor can be used as a graphical user interface to many applications. A language is defined which describes the interface between an application and a graph editor. The language describes attributes of the graph such as the various node and edge types and how they should be displayed. It also specifies the manner in which the graph is to be displayed (layout algorithm, layout constraints) and the set of editing commands. The use of this language will simplify the customization of graph editors. For various types of graph editors there would be corresponding descriptions. This interface description language is being incorporated into the EDGE graph editor
Keywords
computer graphics; high level languages; specification languages; user interfaces; EDGE graph editor; attributes; edge types; editing commands; graph editors; graphical user interface; interface description language; layout algorithm; layout constraints; Costs; Displays; Engines; Graphics; Informatics; Layout; Mice; Prototypes; Sun; User interfaces;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Visual Languages, 1988., IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-0876-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WVL.1988.18022
Filename
18022
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