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Aucb.84 fa.editor-p utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!C70:editor-p Sat Nov 21 22:13:30 1981 Editing as a paradigm for system interaction >From FURUTA@WASHINGTON Sat Nov 21 22:11:34 1981 I believe that some of you editor-people will be interested in the the following thesis proposal, just released as a Technical Report here at the University of Washington. ------- Editing as a Paradigm for User Interaction A Thesis Proposal

Jeffrey Scofield

Department of Computer Science University of Washington

Technical Report No. 81-11-01

November, 1981

Abstract

The Eden system will support an object-oriented methodology on an integrated local network of nodes, each offering a high-resolution bit map display, a keyboard, and a graphical pointing device. This report outlines a user interface design for the Eden system that allows all objects to be examined, created, destroyed, and modified by means of a single mechanism. This design, based on a hierarchy of syntax-directed, generalized editors, makes editing the basic paradigm for human interaction with the system; that is, all interactions with the system are treated as the editing of objects. ------- Our technical reports are available (only by U.S. mail, sorry) by writing to: Ann Greene Department of Computer Science, FR-35 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195

Jeff Scofield's ARPAnet address is Jeff@Washington. On Usenet, he may be addressed as ucbvax!lbl-unix!uw-beaver!jeff.

--Rick -------

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