Object-based user interfaces allow for a more explicit mapping between the designers model and the system. OVID was developed to help designers understand the users models and take advantage of the new interface style. OVID focuses on t -Describes and documents the OVID methodology for designing object-oriented interfaces. The authors developed and use OVID at IBM and OVID is successfully used in the world-wide IBM Consulting Practice -Complements the existing object-oriented methodologies (Booch, Rumbaugh, Schlaer-Mellor), because they do not support user interface modeling, by providing a way to easily translate user requirements into interface designs -Describes in an easy-to-understand way the only methodology for dealing with user interface design. This is the only book available about this methodology
Object-based user interfaces allow for a more explicit mapping between the designer's model and the system. OVID was developed to help designers understand the user's models and take advantage of the new interface style. OVID focuses on three design elements: the objects that the user is aware of, views of the object, and the interactions between the user and the objects. OVID produces a set of documented tasks that detail how the objects and the views are used to accomplish tasks A case study shows how OVID streamlines the process of creating a real-world user interface. The authors also provide a glossary as well as a bibliography to help the user understand the concepts in the book and find further information.
Part I: Foundations
1. What Is an Objiect-Oriented User Interface
2. User Interfacs Design Models
3. Object-Oriented User Interface Development
Part II: Methodology
4. Requirements and Analysis
5. Constructing a Designer's Model
6. Converting the Designer's Model to an Implementaion
Part III: Supporting Tasks
8. Evaluation
9. Conclusions
Part IV: Appendixes
A OVID Case Study: IBM ReaiCD
B Exercises