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Declarative Objects for User Interface Construction

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Building Interactive Systems

Part of the book series: Workshops in Computing ((WORKSHOPS COMP.))

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Abstract

As part of a project developing a toolkit for simulation-based interactive ComputerB ased Training (CBT), a declarative object-oriented programming system was devised. This paper starts by outlining this language, then goes on to describe its use for user interface construction. The interfaces created are specifically targeted at unsophisticated computer users, and the programming system and tools are intended for use by CBT authors with limited programming experience. The results of using this system, together with the problems encountered, are also reported.

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  1. Computer Science Department, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK

    Trevor P. Hopkins & Steve K. Wallis

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  1. Trevor P. Hopkins
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  1. Computing Science Department, University of Glasgrow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK

    Philip Gray MSc

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of York, York, YO1 5DD, UK

    Roger Took PhD

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Hopkins, T.P., Wallis, S.K. (1992). Declarative Objects for User Interface Construction. In: Gray, P., Took, R. (eds) Building Interactive Systems. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3548-7_11

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3548-7_11

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