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Syntax directed graphical interaction

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SIGPLAN '83: Proceedings of the 1983 ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Programming language issues in software systems

Pages 112 - 117

https://doi.org/10.1145/800226.806857

Published: 01 June 1983 Publication History

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This paper describes SYNGRAPH (SYNtax) directed GRAPHics) which is a user interface generator for interactive system graphics. This system applies the principles of syntax analysis, parser generation and data abstraction to the development of man-machine interfaces. A great deal of work has been done in the modeling of user interfaces using context-free grammars [Jaco82, Lafu78, Pars79, Reis81, Wass81]. There also has been work done in using parser generation tools for simulating such interactions for prototyping purposes [Hanu80]. The purpose of the system described here is to provide a functional tool for actually implementing graphical user interfaces.

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SIGPLAN '83: Proceedings of the 1983 ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Programming language issues in software systems

June 1983

230 pages

ISBN:0897911083

DOI:10.1145/800226

ACM SIGPLAN Notices Volume 18, Issue 6
June 1983
219 pages
ISSN:0362-1340
EISSN:1558-1160
DOI:10.1145/872728
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Hammer KRadin DRhyne THardin JTimmerman TThomas D(1986)Automating the generation of interactive interfacesProceedings of the 23rd ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference10.5555/318013.318037(152-158)Online publication date: 2-Jul-1986
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