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An Analysis Model for Generative User Interface Patterns

Authors:
Stefan Wendler
Detlef Streitferdt

Keywords: user interface patterns; model-based user interface development; HCI patterns; graphical user interface

Abstract:
Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are a crucial sub-system of current business information systems. They provide access for users to application kernel services in correspondence to business processes. As the processes and services change dynamically in our days, there is a strong need to adapt GUIs quickly to the changes. To enable both efficiency and usability during the adaptation, ongoing research has suggested to resort to model-based development processes, which employ patterns and their instantiation for specific GUI contexts. Those patterns are based on human computer interaction patterns and need to be formalized for their automated processing by generator tools. However, current research is still at the edge to express the concepts for such generative user interface patterns. The state of the art is not able to cover crucial factors of those patterns and misses a standardized format. Continuing our previous work on requirements for user interface patterns and their aspects, the aim of this paper is the development of an analysis model, which is able to express those needs in more detail using a semi-formal notation. With this step, a detailed description of generative user interface patterns is achieved, which can be the basis for the verification of current approaches of model- and pattern-based GUI development or even a deeper analysis.

Pages: 73 to 82

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: May 27, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3557

ISBN: 978-1-61208-276-9

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from May 27, 2013 to June 1, 2013