Vocabulary for model-based user interface development

Abstract

The goal of the work presented in this report has been to define a precise, consistent and understandable vocabulary for our work on model-based user interface development, by finding or making our own definitions of concepts that are central in this field. When working on the definitions, we have exploited general vocabularies for describing and categorizing computer science, software engineering, user interfaces, as well as general and specific vocabularies used in model-based user interface specification languages, and supplemented these with our own definitions where needed. We present the concepts at seven different levels spanning from general computer science independent concepts to concepts that are specific to model-based user interface development. Definitions of concepts are based on acknowledged definitions and/or built from the more general definitions presented earlier in the vocabulary.

Oppdragsgiver: The EMERGENCY project supported by the Research Council of Norway, p.nr. 187799/S10