Visual programming for animation in user interfaces

Author

Vodislav, Dan

Author_Institution

Conservatoire Nat. des Arts et Metiers, Paris, France

fYear

1995

fDate

5-9 Sep 1995

Firstpage

131

Lastpage

132

Abstract

We present the visual programming features of the HandMove system, which creates independent animated elements to be integrated in user interfaces constructed with a classical interface builder. Its underlying model is based on path-oriented animation, driven by time signals, application values or user input and supports advanced features such as position/attribute constraints and event-based synchronisation. HandMove exclusively uses interactive animation specification and defines a concise but meaningful visual representation of animation

Keywords

computer animation; formal specification; graphical user interfaces; user interface management systems; visual programming; HandMove system; animation; application values; classical interface builder; event-based synchronisation; interactive animation specification; path-oriented animation; position attribute constraints; time signals; user input; user interfaces; visual programming; Animation; Application software; Art; Instruments; Joining processes; Layout; Programming profession; Runtime; Time factors; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visual Languages, Proceedings., 11th IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Darmstadt

ISSN

1049-2615

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7045-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VL.1995.520800

Filename

520800