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Modelling human-computer interaction in interactive computer systems through languages is one the of main approaches for the construction of human-computer interfaces. The work presented here describes first how Definite Clause Grammars can be used to formally specify this type of languages. Compared with previous work using BNF etc, this formalism has more expressive power and is easier for rapid prototyping. With this modelling, the user-machine dialogue design becomes a DCG specification process, and the dialogue management becomes a parsing problem. Detailed examples and our experiences are given to demonstrate the interest of such a modelling.
Work partially supported by EEC Esprit ALPES project (No.973): Advanced Logic Programming Environments.
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Dang, W. (1989). Formal specification of interactive languages using definite clause grammars. In: Deransart, P., Lorho, B., Małuszyński, J. (eds) Programming Languages Implementation and Logic Programming. PLILP 1988. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 348. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-50820-1_53
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