XINTERFACE: A DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE PROCESS LEVEL INTERFACE TO X

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dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Bruce A.eng
dc.contributor.authorLewis, John D.eng
dc.date.accessioned2008-02-26T22:38:17Z
dc.date.available2008-02-26T22:38:17Z
dc.date.computerscience1999-05-27eng
dc.date.issued1990-09-01eng
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes XINTERFACE, a process level interface to the X window system. It allows programmers with a minimum knowledge of X to create an interface for new or existing applications, as well as allowing more freedom in choosing a language in which to implement the functional portion of the application. XINTERFACE is a skeleton client that is invoked interactively by a user or by an application, to form a shell process dedicated to maintaining the interface. The initial appearance and behaviour of the interface are specified by a compiled User Interface Language (UIL) file, augmented by command line arguments and default resource files. A separate process is responsible for implementing the functionality of the application. Inter-process communication allows the interface to communicate user interactions and the functional process to reconfigure the interface as needed. This approach extends the advantages of UIL as well as exploiting the superior language support for process communications, over direct window system interaction.eng
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dc.identifier.department1990-406-30eng
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/30902
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/45577
dc.language.isoEngeng
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryeng
dc.publisher.facultyScienceeng
dc.subjectComputer Scienceeng
dc.titleXINTERFACE: A DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE PROCESS LEVEL INTERFACE TO Xeng
dc.typeunknown
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceeng
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