Declarative Systems & Software Engineering Newsletter

Issue 21 - 3rd April 1995

Editor - Hugh Glaser

Editorial

Some news this week, about Stuart (see below).

This is Trevor Smedley's last week here, so if you want to talk to him, now is the time.

I was at the AIKMS (Architectures for Integrated Kmowledge Manipulation Systems) Conference in Oxford last week (as was Vicki for a short time). If you want to know more ask one of us.

Today's Seminar

The DSSE talk on Monday the 3rd April will be in ES1 (sorry to drag you across the campus again!) at 13:00.

MasterFlow: The Next Generation of Command Line Interfaces
Hugh Glaser and Trevor Smedley.

Abstract

The move to WIMPS interfaces has delivered excellent models and interfaces for simple operations on personal computers.

Unfortunately, this has not been matched by the development of models and interfaces for the operations required in more complex systems, traditionally provided by applications such as the "csh".

In this seminar we will introduce and demonstrate the use of the Prograph system, together with a sample of suitable utilities, as the appropriate tool for shell-type operations in a WIMPS environment.

New Person

I am pleased to report that Stuart Maclean has started work on the GraphIcsla Project today. I think almost all of you know Stuart, so I won't say any more.

Social Event - Mark Greenwood

My forthcoming PhD viva on April 7th seems a good opportunity for a Declarative Systems and Software Engineering lemonade and nosh. After a post-work visit to a lemonade-dispensing establishment, I propose to adjourn to the Rose and Crown in Portswood. All welcome! Jon Hallett has kindly offered to collect numbers and to book us a table.

Copy deadline: 5pm Friday for Monday's newsletter, but send the articles any time.

Hugh Glaser
Declarative Systems & Software Engineering Group
Department of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton