A generalized user interface for applications programs

  • Authors:
  • Leonard J. Bass;Ralph E. Bunker

  • Affiliations:
  • Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston;Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston

  • Venue:
  • Communications of the ACM
  • Year:
  • 1981

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Abstract

A general method for using disk files (instead of a more conventional parameter-passing mechanism) to transfer control information from a user interface to a set of related applications programs is described. This technique effectively moves much of the user interface, including command decoding and limited parameter checking, from the applications programs to a table-driven executive.