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Designing a gui_description_language_with_topic_maps

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The document proposes a GUI Description Language (GDL) that uses Topic Maps to generate configurable and domain-specific user interfaces. GDL aims to simplify Topic Maps for end users by defining default values, restricting actions, and automatically generating identifiers and layouts corresponding to the semantic meaning of the data domain. However, GDL also inserts an additional layer of processing between the user and the Topic Map engine. The document discusses the goals and features of GDL, and concludes that GDL can bridge users and Topic Map internals without limiting the ontology, while allowing customizable but not hard-coded user interfaces.

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Designing a GUI Description Language with Topic Maps Lukas.Georgieff@hotmail.com University of Applied Sciences Worms
Topic Maps (1) Information wants to be free Information wants to be a topic map 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 2
Topic Maps (2) Information wants to be free Information wants to be a topic map 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 3
Topic Maps (3) Information wants to be free Information wants to be a topic map 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 4
Topic Maps (4) Information wants to be free Information wants to be a topic map Why? TM models arbitrary real world scenarios TM knows no limits for users But users must be familiar with TM-internals 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 5
Topic Maps (5) What to do? 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 6
GDL (1) GUI Description Language, a TM ontology Goals Generic UI adapted to a specific domain Configurable UI Plattform independency Semantic based Non-limitting for TM Simplifying TM for end users 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 7
GDL (2) 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 8
GDL Features (1) Defines default values e.g. PSIs regexp: http://some.where/psis/author/.+ Allows to hide fields e.g. item identifiers Auto-generates (sub-)values e.g. item identifiers a predifened prefix with an auto- generated suffix Defines restrictions for end users e.g. no creation of elements, just a choice of elements 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 9
GDL Features (2) Allows individual layout of TM-constructs corresponding to semantic meaning/domain e.g. placing, naming, visual construction of elements on screen, using of css Binds/displays partial modelled data at one glance e.g. displaying topics related via associations Generates context depending GUIs e.g. visualisation depends on the area of interest 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 10
GDL Features (3) 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 11
GDL Features (4) 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 12
GDL Features (5) 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 13
GDL - Problems GDL inserts a new layer between the end user and the TM-engine Additional processing of the GDL-data GDL-file must be created Many GUI-systems exist GDL exists in parallel with TMCL 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 14
Conclusions GDL builds a bridge between the end-user and the TM-internals GDL does not limit TM/ontology GUI is not hard-coded but still configurable GDL is not plattform/TM dependent defines just the semantics 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 15
Thank you for your attention! 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 16

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Designing a gui_description_language_with_topic_maps

  • 1. Designing a GUI Description Language with Topic Maps Lukas.Georgieff@hotmail.com University of Applied Sciences Worms
  • 2. Topic Maps (1) Information wants to be free Information wants to be a topic map 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 2
  • 3. Topic Maps (2) Information wants to be free Information wants to be a topic map 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 3
  • 4. Topic Maps (3) Information wants to be free Information wants to be a topic map 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 4
  • 5. Topic Maps (4) Information wants to be free Information wants to be a topic map Why? TM models arbitrary real world scenarios TM knows no limits for users But users must be familiar with TM-internals 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 5
  • 6. Topic Maps (5) What to do? 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 6
  • 7. GDL (1) GUI Description Language, a TM ontology Goals Generic UI adapted to a specific domain Configurable UI Plattform independency Semantic based Non-limitting for TM Simplifying TM for end users 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 7
  • 8. GDL (2) 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 8
  • 9. GDL Features (1) Defines default values e.g. PSIs regexp: http://some.where/psis/author/.+ Allows to hide fields e.g. item identifiers Auto-generates (sub-)values e.g. item identifiers a predifened prefix with an auto- generated suffix Defines restrictions for end users e.g. no creation of elements, just a choice of elements 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 9
  • 10. GDL Features (2) Allows individual layout of TM-constructs corresponding to semantic meaning/domain e.g. placing, naming, visual construction of elements on screen, using of css Binds/displays partial modelled data at one glance e.g. displaying topics related via associations Generates context depending GUIs e.g. visualisation depends on the area of interest 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 10
  • 11. GDL Features (3) 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 11
  • 12. GDL Features (4) 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 12
  • 13. GDL Features (5) 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 13
  • 14. GDL - Problems GDL inserts a new layer between the end user and the TM-engine Additional processing of the GDL-data GDL-file must be created Many GUI-systems exist GDL exists in parallel with TMCL 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 14
  • 15. Conclusions GDL builds a bridge between the end-user and the TM-internals GDL does not limit TM/ontology GUI is not hard-coded but still configurable GDL is not plattform/TM dependent defines just the semantics 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 15
  • 16. Thank you for your attention! 30/09/2010 Lukas Georgieff - TMRA 2010 - GDL 16