In our view prototyping of the user interface is an important task within the specification. It supports the communication with users of the software and it should be a documented part of the specification. Object oriented analysis notations and tools have to be enhanced: They should allow integration of user interface prototypes and support some kind of documentation of the user interface. The proposed notation can be a starting point for such a user interface documentation.
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Figure 1: Example of a dialog specification (shortened) for a new-client contract dialog. |
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