CLIM: the Common Lisp interface manager

ABSTRACT

The essence of an application is a set of objects and a set of operations on those objects. The essence of the behavior of an application's user interface is similar to Lisp's read-eval-print loop: the user specifies what he or she wants to do (perhaps via a menu or a dialog or a direct manipulation), the application performs the operation, and then the result of that operation is displayed. The Common Lisp Interface Manager (CLIM) is a system for constructing portable users interfaces in a way that directly connects the objects and operations of an application to the objects of its user interface.

REFERENCES

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.3 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
      D.3.2 Language Classifications

          Nouns: Common Lisp

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.2 Design Tools and Techniques
          Subjects: User interfaces

  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: User interface management systems (UIMS)

General Terms:
Human Factors, Languages