ConMan(ID:1775/con030)Visual Programming Languagefor CONnection MANager Graphical manipulation language based on the concept of UNIX pipes. References: Current workstations allow several processes to share the screen. With proper communication between processes, it is possible to escape previous models for application development and evolution. ConMan is a high-level visual language we use on an IRIS workstation that lets users dynamically build and modify graphics applications. To do this, a system designer disintegrates complex applications into modular components. By interactively connecting simple components, the user constructs a complete graphics application that matches the needs of a task. A connection manager controls the flow of data between individual components. As a result, we replace the usual user-machine dialog with a dynamic live performance that is orchestrated by the user. in Computer Graphics 22(4) August 1988, SIGGRAPH '88 Proceedings view details |