A knowledge-based method for engineering navigational capability into user interface software

Author

Jacques, Michael St ; Stevens, Delano ; Getchius, Jeff ; Lau, Laura

Author_Institution

GTE Data Services, Temple Terrace, FL, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

15-20 Jun 1992

Firstpage

26

Lastpage

31

Abstract

One of the most time consuming tasks involved in the creation of user interfaces (UIs) has been the development of navigational logic to control which screens the user sees and when they are presented. The authors describe a practical, timesaving approach using knowledge engineering principles and two knowledge-based software tools which they have developed. These tools, combined with a method of representing complex navigational logic, constitute an effective approach to engineering large UI software applications. The method was tested in a complex application containing over 130 screens where this approach was estimated to be ten times more efficient than conventional techniques

Keywords

knowledge based systems; knowledge engineering; software engineering; software tools; user interface management systems; user interfaces; knowledge engineering; knowledge-based software tools; navigational logic; software engineering; user interfaces; Application software; Data engineering; Knowledge engineering; Logic; Navigation; Prototypes; Software tools; Technology management; Testing; Trademarks; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, 1992. Proceedings., Fourth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Capri

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2830-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SEKE.1992.227951

Filename

227951