05-830, User Interface Software, Spring, 1999
Lecture 5,   February 8, 1999
Copyright © 1999 - Brad Myers


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Overview of User Interface Software and Tools



Why Tools?


What should tools do?

This might be achieved by having the tools:


Components of UI Software


Windows

Window System: Output Model

Postscript:

Open-GL

Other graphics standards:

Window System: Input Model

Window System: Communication

Window Manager: Window Decorations

Window Manager: Commands


Toolkits

Toolkits, Intrinsics

Toolkits, Widget Sets

Virtual Toolkits


Higher Level Tools


Tool list


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