Ebook: Visual Languages
- Tags: Cognitive Psychology, Linguistics (general), Languages and Literature, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems
- Series: Management and Information Systems
- Year: 1987
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book is intended as both an introduction to the state-of-the-art in visual languages, as well as an exposition of the frontiers of research in advanced visual languages. It is for computer scientists, computer engi neers, information scientists, application programmers, and technical managers responsible for software development projects who are inter ested in the methodology and manifold applications of visual languages and visual programming. The contents of this book are drawn from invited papers, as well as selected papers from two workshops: the 1985 IEEE Workshop on Lan guages for Automation-Cognitive Aspects in Information Processing, which was held in Mallorca, Spain, June 28-30, 1985; and the 1984 IEEE Workshop on Visual Languages, which was held in Hiroshima, Japan, December 7-9, 1984. Panos Ligomenides and I organized the technical program of LFA '85, and Tadao Ichikawa and I organized the techni cal program of VL '84. Both workshops have now become successful annual events in their own right. The intersecting area of visual languages and visual programming especially has become a fascinating new research area. It is hoped that this book will focus the reader's attention on some of the interesting research issues as well as the potential for future applications. After reading this book, the reader will undoubtedly get an impression that visual languages and the concept of generalized icons can be studied fruitfully from many different perspectives, including computer graphics, formal language theory, educational methodology, cognitive psychology and visual design.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction: Visual Languages and Iconic Languages....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Visual Programming Languages: A Perspective and a Dimensional Analysis....Pages 11-34
Spatial Parsing for Visual Languages....Pages 35-85
A Visual Programming Environment for Designing User Interfaces....Pages 87-107
A Visual Language for Forms Definition and Manipulation....Pages 109-125
Visual Languages for Database Users....Pages 127-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Vicon....Pages 151-190
Play....Pages 191-205
Criteria for Iconic Languages....Pages 207-231
Hi-Visual....Pages 233-259
The ISQL Language....Pages 261-284
A Conceptual Image Data Model For Image Information Retrieval....Pages 285-301
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Computer Graphics and Mental Imagery....Pages 305-324
Using Visual Concepts....Pages 325-348
The Cognitive Aspects of Chinese Character Processing....Pages 349-392
Top-Down Design of Human—Computer Interfaces....Pages 393-429
The Experiential Knowledge Base as a Cognitive Prosthesis....Pages 431-452
Back Matter....Pages 453-460
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction: Visual Languages and Iconic Languages....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Visual Programming Languages: A Perspective and a Dimensional Analysis....Pages 11-34
Spatial Parsing for Visual Languages....Pages 35-85
A Visual Programming Environment for Designing User Interfaces....Pages 87-107
A Visual Language for Forms Definition and Manipulation....Pages 109-125
Visual Languages for Database Users....Pages 127-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Vicon....Pages 151-190
Play....Pages 191-205
Criteria for Iconic Languages....Pages 207-231
Hi-Visual....Pages 233-259
The ISQL Language....Pages 261-284
A Conceptual Image Data Model For Image Information Retrieval....Pages 285-301
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Computer Graphics and Mental Imagery....Pages 305-324
Using Visual Concepts....Pages 325-348
The Cognitive Aspects of Chinese Character Processing....Pages 349-392
Top-Down Design of Human—Computer Interfaces....Pages 393-429
The Experiential Knowledge Base as a Cognitive Prosthesis....Pages 431-452
Back Matter....Pages 453-460
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