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T:XML: A Tool Supporting User Interface Model Transformation

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Model driven development of user interfaces is based on the transformation of an abstract specification into the final user interface the user will interact with. The design of transformation rules to carry out this transformation process is a key issue in any model-driven user interface development approach. In this paper, we introduce T:XML, an integrated development environment for managing, creating and previewing transformation rules. The tool supports the specification of transformation rules by using a graphical notation that works on the basis of the transformation of the input model into a graph-based representation. T:XML allows the design and execution of transformation rules in an integrated development environment. Furthermore, the designer can also preview how the generated user interface looks like after the transformations have been applied. These previewing capabilities can be used to quickly create prototypes to discuss with the users in user-centered design methods.

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    Víctor López-Jaquero, Francisco Montero & Pascual González

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López-Jaquero, V., Montero, F., González, P. (2011). T:XML: A Tool Supporting User Interface Model Transformation. In: Hussmann, H., Meixner, G., Zuehlke, D. (eds) Model-Driven Development of Advanced User Interfaces. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 340. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14562-9_12

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