An open model-based interface development system: The Teallach approach.

Griffiths, Tony; McKirdy, Jo; Paton, Norman W; Kennedy, Jessie; Cooper, Richard; Barclay, Peter J.; Goble, Carole; Gray, Philip; Smyth, Michael; West, A; Dinn, A

Abstract

The goal of the Teallach project is to provide facilities for the systematic development of interfaces to object databases in a manner which is independent of both a specific underlying database and operating system. Teallach's open architecture also allows the creation of interfaces to nondatabase applications in a platform-independent manner. To this end Teallach adopts model-based techniques in the process of interface construction, exploits the cross-platform capabilities of Java, and utilises the Java Beans API to allow third-party interface components to be exploited. Through the use of a simple case study this paper introduces the Teallach approach to interface development, providing an overview of the system, its motivations, and underlying technology.

• Conference Name: DSV-IS '98: 5th International Eurographics Workshop on Design, Specification and Verification of Interactive Systems
• Start Date: Jun 3, 1998
• End Date: Jun 5, 1998
• Publication Date: 1998
• Deposit Date: Oct 29, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: May 16, 2017
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 34-50
• Book Title: Design, Specification and Verification of Interactive Systems '98. Proceedings of the Eurographics Workshop.
• ISBN: 3211832122
• Keywords: User interface management system; Teallach; Java application; User models; Object oriented; Open architecture
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3012
• Contract Date: May 16, 2017