## Abstract The authors present a model of information searching in thesaurusβenhanced search systems, intended as a reference model for system developers. The model focuses on userβsystem interaction and charts the specific stages of searching an indexed collection with a thesaurus. It was develop
A model for user interaction in grammar-based design systems
β Scribed by Scott C Chase
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 467 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0926-5805
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β¦ Synopsis
Grammar-based production systems are considered potentially powerful design tools by their ability to generate sets of designs adhering to user-specified constraints. However, development of such tools has been slow, partly because of the lack of good interaction between user and system. This paper describes modes of user interaction and control possible with grammar-based design systems and presents issues to be examined in the development of models that represent the locus of interactions possible with such systems. The examination of existing grammar-based systems provides empirical evidence to support the validity of such models.
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