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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Graphic User Interface
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/A Graphic User Interface (GUI) allows the user to
select options and commands from the computer
screen.  Different images on the screen represent
different functions.  A graphic user interface makes
maximum use of a pointing device, such as a mouse.
This IconAuthor Demonstration uses a GUI because
you are selecting options from graphic images on the
screen with the mouse.

The GUI in IconAuthor lets you select options and
commands quickly and easily.  All you do is
Point and Click, with no commands or syntax to
memorize.  Some of the elements of theGUI are
/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1/pull down menus/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/, /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1/dialog boxes /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/and IconAuthor's
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{PAGE ADP}
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Application Development
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Procedures
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/The standard procedures for creating a multimedia
application are flowcharting, storyboarding, and finally
programing.  The flowchart and storyboard are usually
done by hand, with manypencil and eraser changes
along the way.  This procedure is often very tedious.
Adding the content layout in the storyboard complicates
things even more.

IconAuthor automates all these procedures.  The
application flowchart is created using IconAuthor's
/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1/Visual Programming/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/.  The multiple media (graphics,
text, animation, video, etc.) content items are created
separately and can be changed without affecting the
flowchart.  Once you add the content specification to
the flowchart the application is complete, with no
program coding. 
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{PAGE FEATURES}
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/IconAuthor Features
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/IconAuthor is a computer application development
tool.  IconAuthor runs on IBM PC 286 or 386
compatible systems under /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1/Microsoft Windows/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/.
IconAuthor uses a /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1/Graphic User Interface/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/, which
makes it easy to learn and use.  IconAuthor is the only
development tool that has automated the
/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1/Application Development Procedures /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/usually done on
paper.  /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1/Context Sensitive Help /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/is available throughout
IconAuthor to assist in application development.
All these features contribute to the /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1/Benefits/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/ of using
IconAuthor.
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{PAGE PDMENUS}
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Pull down menus
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Pull down menus, like the one above, let you use the
mouse or keyboard to select commands from a list.
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Dialog boxes are used to specify functions and
set options.  Dialog boxes let you review all the
options with a glance.  Using the mouse to make
selections from a dialog box makes your time
more productive.

This dialog box is the Display Icon Content Editor.
{PAGE FLOWCHART}
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/A flowchart is a visual representation of a program.
Each block in the flowchart represents a different
function for the computer to perform.  IconAuthor
calls each block an icon.  Using a flowchart makes 
application development easy.  You can easily follow
                         the steps of the program and you don't
                         have to be familiar with program code
                                              requirements.  You can edit
                                              the program by simply changing
                                              an icon.
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Flowchart
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{PAGE VISPROG}
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Visual Programming
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/IconAuthor uses a technique called Visual Programming,
or Symbolic Authoring.  Visual Programming is the use of
"symbols" or /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1//Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:255,0,0:1/icons/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:255,0,0:1//Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/ to represent the structure of an
application.  The structure of the application is a /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1//Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:255,0,0:1/flowchart/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:255,0,0:1//Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/
with the icons used as building blocks.

With Visual Programming there is no code, no command
lines, and no syntax.  You can run the program at any time
during development, with no compiling!

Visual Programming also separates the structure (the
flowchart) from the content of the application.  The
content is the graphics,text,animation and video used in
the application.  You can have a group working on each
part separately and they can be changed without 
affecting each other.
{PAGE ICONS}
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Icons
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Icons are images that represent a function for the
computer to perform.  The Icon Library contains
all the icons you need to create your interactive,
multimedia application.
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Multiple Applications
{PAGE HELP}
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Context Sensitive Help
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Context Sensitive Help, like the one shown above for
the Display Icon, is available /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/for all menus and dialog
boxes in IconAuthor.
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Benefits
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1//Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Ease of Use/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/ - It is easier to learn and use the visual
intuitive interface.  There are no commands and you don't
have to be a programmer.  The ease of use is attained
without the loss of flexibility or power.

/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Productivity /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/- A team of subject matter experts, graphic
artists and courseware developers, as well as individual
developers, will attain high productivity.   Productivity
gains include standarized course structures, reduced edit
time and no reprogramming.  also, programs are developed
once and then customized through the use of variable
substitution in the content specification.

/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Maintainability /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/- Applications are edited by simply
changing the icon structure of the flowchart.  Content
material is updated without impacting on the course
structure.
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Keyword List
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Application Development Procedures
Benefits
Contenxt Sensitive Help
Dialog Boxes
Features
Flowchart
Graphic User Interface
Icons
Microsoft Windows
Multiple Applications
Pull down menus
Visual Programming
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{PAGE WINDOWS}
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/Tms Rmn:26:16:400:0:1:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Microsoft Windows
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/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/Microsoft Windows uses a /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1/graphical interface /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/for its/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1/
/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/applications.  Mic/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/rosoft Windows offers many other
system enhancements.  It allows an MS-DOS system
to make use of both extended and virtual memory.
Microsoft Windows offers a consistent user interface
for all applications, it allows for /Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:255,0,0:0,0,0:1/more than one application
/Tms Rmn:16:9:400:0:0:0,0,0:0,0,0:1/to be running at one time and allows communication
between those applications.  The Clipboard lets you
import graphics or text from other applications, and the
Dynamic Data Exchange allows for data exchange
between applications.  Microsoft Windows also lets you
mix and match many hardware configurations.
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