From logic to manuals again
From logic to manuals again
- Author(s): H.W. Thimbleby and P.B. Ladkin
- DOI: 10.1049/ip-sen:19971104
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- Author(s): H.W. Thimbleby 1 and P.B. Ladkin 2
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1: School of Computing Science, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom
2: Technische Fakultät, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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1: School of Computing Science, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom
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Volume 144, Issue 3,
June 1997,
p.
185 – 192
DOI: 10.1049/ip-sen:19971104 , Print ISSN 1462-5970, Online ISSN 1463-9831
A simple language is demonstrated that combines specifications and manuals. This shows: first, that a user manual can be automatically reconstructed from a logic specification that is effectively identical to the original logic (up to ambiguities in natural language); and, secondly, that such an automated process can help detect errors. The process is fast and suitable for use in participatory design.
Inspec keywords: formal languages; user centred design; user manuals; specification languages; formal logic
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Subjects: High level languages; Formal methods; Formal languages and computational linguistics
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