"mail a new topic" - Futures for User Interface Specifications

[email protected] Sat, 3 Apr 2010 23:04:07 EDT
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<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is a suggestion for a quite different type of=
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<DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp;I have been giving some thought to future development of=
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standards for user interfaces.&nbsp; Below is a quick summary of the=20
proposed&nbsp;direction and objectives.&nbsp; Several rough concept papers=
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also available.</DIV>
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<DIV>&nbsp; My question is does anyone know of someone or some organizatio=
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which would be interested in a development of such a proposal.&nbsp; I am=
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retired software systems architect and interested in some form of=20
collaboration.&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>
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<P style=3D"MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT size=3D3   face=
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with minimal scripting required, that:</FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman">XML based but=
 with a=20
greatly modified syntax for ease of use.</FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=
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specification, that can be easily and systematically combined.</FONT></FON=
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman">Integrates Re=
ndering=20
and Manipulation</FONT></P>
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ILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol=
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman">Integrates an=
d=20
simplifies HTML, CSS, etc. capabilities to provide the user interface for=
 any=20
desktop application.</FONT></P>
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capabilities.</FONT></P>
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ematically=20
adaptable to devices, environments, preferences, user roles and access=20
control.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman">Integrates Da=
ta=20
Operations</FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 3pt 0in 0pt 45pt" class=3Db2><SPAN   style=3D"FONT-FAM=
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specification for storage, transfer, presentation and interaction with gen=
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data =E2=80=93 items, aggregate, sequence, hierarchy, graph, network, etc.=
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman">Provides gene=
ric data=20
operations to minimize dependence on data location, structure, format,=20
representation, etc..</FONT></P>
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Applications</FONT></P>
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ports=20
dynamic interactions with users, collaborators, data sources, services,=20
applications and systems.</FONT></P>
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comprehensive error handling.</FONT></P><BR></FONT><B><FONT lang=3D0 color=
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