Paper Info
Title
Improving modularity and usability of interactive systems with Malai
Abstract
In this paper we present Malai, a model-based user interface development environment. Malai is dedicated to the conception of post-WIMP (Window, Icon, Menu, Pointing device) interactive systems. Malai aims at gathering together principles from Norman's action model, instrumental interaction, direct manipulation, the interactor concept and the DPI model (Documents, Presentations, Instruments). It completes works on data manipulation techniques used to link source data to user interfaces. We show how Malai can improve modularity and usability of interactive systems by considering actions, interactions and instruments as reusable first-class objects. Malai has been successfully used for the development of several post-WIMP interactive systems. We introduce each Malai component using the same example: a vector graphics editor.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1145/1822018.1822037
EICS
Keywords
Field
DocType
improving modularity,model-based user interface development,post-wimp interactive system,user interface,source data,data manipulation technique,action model,interactive system,dpi model,malai component,direct manipulation,action,pointing device,interaction
Vector graphics,Software engineering,Source data,Computer science,Usability,Pointing device,Human–computer interaction,Interactor,Data manipulation language,User interface,Multimedia,Modularity
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
18
0.74
22
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Arnaud Blouin118716.21
Olivier Beaudoux214812.60