Designing the client user interface for a methodology independent OO CASE tool

MOOT (Meta Object Oriented Tool) is an intelligent methodology independent customisable OO CASE tool. One of the major goals of MOOT is to provide flexible support for the description of the semantics and notations of arbitrary methodologies. This is provided through the employment of two distinct specification languages. The paper describes the design of the client user interface for MOOT. Both functional and non-functional requirements of the interface are defined, and design issues relating to the look and feel of the interface are discussed. Details of an instantiation for the Coad and Yourdon OOA/OOD methodology are presented and discussed (P. Coad and E. Yourdon, 1991)