User Interface Software and Technology

User Interface Software and Technology

1. Importance of Understanding UI Implementation

   • For Designers
     • Analyze Limitations
     • Predict Edge Cases
     • Precise Discussion
   • For Innovating Interfaces
     • Identify Limitations
     • Envision New Interfaces

2. States and Events

   • State Machines
   • Model-VIew Controller

3. View Hierarchies

   • Structure
   • Event Propagation
     • Mouse
     • Keyboard
     • Touch Screen
     • Speech

4. Advances In Architecture

   • Historical
     • Amulet Toolkit
     • Constraint Systems
     • Skinning Interfaces
   • Recent Research
     • Alternatives to Component Hierarchies
     • New Media Architectures