Visual Languages edited by Shi-Kuo Chang.

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...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Shi-Kuo Chang (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1986.
Edition:1st ed. 1986.
Series:Languages and Information Systems
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Table of Contents:
  • Visual Languages and Iconic Languages
  • I Visual Programming Languages
  • 1. Visual Programming Languages: A Perspective and A Dimensional Analysis
  • 2. Spatial Parsing For Visual Languages
  • 3. A Visual Programming Environment For Designing User Interfaces
  • 4. A Visual language for Forms Definition and Manipulation
  • 5. Visual Languages For Database Users
  • II Iconic and Visual Information Processing Languages
  • 6. Vicon: A Visual Icon Manager 151
  • 7. Play: An Iconic Programming System for Children
  • 8. Criteria for Iconic Languages
  • 9. Hi-Visual: A Language Supporting Visual interaction in Programming
  • 10. The ISQL Language: A Software Tool for the Development of Pictorial Information Systems in Medicine
  • 11. A Conceptual Image Data Model for Image Information Retrieval
  • III Cognitive Aspects in Visual Information Processing
  • 12. Computer Graphics and Mental Imagery
  • 13. Using Visual Concepts
  • 14. The Cognitive Aspects of Chinese Character Processing
  • 15. Top-Down Design of Human-Computer Interfaces
  • 16. The Experiential Knowledge Base As A Cognitive Prosthesis.