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Some Issues in Future User Interface Management System (UIMS) Development

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User Interface Management Systems

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Much recent research has been directed at the development of better tools to support the design, specification, implementation, and evaluation of human-computer dialogues. Such tools have been variously named “user interface management systems” (Kasik 1982; Buxton et al 1983), “dialogue management systems” (Roach et al 1982), and “abstract interaction handlers” (Feldman & Rodgers 1982). User interface management systems (UIMS’s) build upon concepts developed in earlier user interface specification and prototyping systems (Newman 1968; Mason & Carey 1 983). The state-of-the-art is now at the point where UIMS packages are becoming commercially available (Rubel Software 1983; Wasserman & Shewmake 1982; Woodmansee 1983).

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Tanner, P.P., Buxton, W.A.S. (1985). Some Issues in Future User Interface Management System (UIMS) Development. In: Pfaff, G.E. (eds) User Interface Management Systems. Eurographic Seminars. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70041-5_8

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