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The construction of operator interfaces based on logical input devices

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Graphics standards today operate with abstract logical functions in order to provide application portability. Beside the logical interface, also the physical interface to operators is of significance for interactive systems since physical device characteristics determine the suitability of a system for given interactive applications. Based on the GKS input model, this report shows how to provide logical input devices to a dialogue component on the one hand, and, on the other hand, how to map them to the physical interface in controlled and flexible ways.

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Pfaff, G.E. The construction of operator interfaces based on logical input devices. Acta Informatica 19, 151–166 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00264473

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