A general framework for Bi-directional translation between abstract and pictorial data
Shinʼ ichi Takahashi, Satoshi Matsuoka, Akinori Yonezawa, Tomihisa Kamada · 1991
and Pictorial Data Shin Takahashi Satoshi Matsuoka Akinori Yonezawa 3 Department of Information Science, University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113 Japan Tomihisa Kamada y Research and Development, ACCESS CO., LTD. 1-7-1 Sarugaku-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101 Japan Abstract The merits of direct manipulation(DM) are now widely recognized. However, DM interfaces incur high cost in their creation. To cope with this problem, we present a model of bi-directional translation between internal abstract data of applications and pictures, and create a prototype system TRIP2 based on this model. Using this model, general mapping from abstract data to pictures, and from pictures to abstract data, is realized merely by giving declarative mapping rules, allowing fast and effortless creation of DM interfaces. We also apply the prototype system to the generation of the interfaces for kinship diagrams, graph diagrams, and an Othello game. keywords : Bi-Directional Translation, Direct m...