Object-Oriented GUI Application Development - Softcover

Lee, Geoff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0133630862 ISBN 13: 9780133630862

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1993

Synopsis

Software programmers developing GUI applications across a variety of platforms face a number of challenges. Object-Oriented GUI Application Development addresses these challenges by presenting an object-oriented life-cycle approach that integrates the process of developing an application with the development of the application's graphical user interface. Rather than focusing on the API level, Lee shows how the high-level abstractions of end user task model, application object model, and metaphor mental model can be used to guide the development of graphical user interfaces for a variety of graphical environments.
The first part of the book examines various software development approaches and their life-cycle activities. The second part focuses on analysis activities, including analyzing users and constructing the user task model and application object model. The third part presents user interface metaphor design, as well as object-oriented and contextual GUI design following Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Motif, OPEN LOOK, and NeXTSTEP styles. The fourth part examines GUI implementation on a number of graphical environments with various object-oriented toolkits or application frameworks.

About this title

From the Publisher

Emphasis importance of object-oriented approach to interface design when building applications with a GUI. Also covers rapid prototyping of other design tools. Covers a variety of graphical user interface technologies, including X vendors, MS-Windows, Macintosh, Open Look, and Motif.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0133630862
• ISBN 13: 9780133630862
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192