Rapid Development of Scoped User Interfaces

Authors:
Denis Dubé;Jacob Beard;Hans Vangheluwe
Affiliations:
School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada;School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada;School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Venue:
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Part I: New Trends
Year:
2009

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Abstract

As the demand for domain- and formalism-specific visual modelling environments grows, the need to rapidly construct complex User Interfaces (UIs) increases. In this paper, we propose a Multi- Paradigm Modelling (MPM) approach whereby structure, visual appearance and above all reactive behaviour of a UI are explicitly modelled. These models are constructed at the most appropriate level of abstraction, using the most appropriate modelling formalisms. This allows for rapid application synthesis, easy adaptation to changing requirements, and simplified maintenance. In this paper, we introduce Scoped User Interfaces, and illustrate how one may model them using Hierarchically-linked Statecharts (HlS). The use of HlS is demonstrated through the rapid development of a DChart formalism-specific modelling environment.