Creating Interfaces

1
Creating Interfaces

• overview of XML examples
• answer questions
• HW study for midterm, work on project 1.

2
XML examples

• XML content file pointing to XSL formatting file
• 'push' formatting use apply templates to do
  formatting for each element type
• greeting soccer stories contacts
• 'pull' formatting use named templates,
  variables, etc.
• soccer standings lyrics image swap
• JavaScript loads xml content file and choosing
  between 2 xsl files to transform the xml
• contacts example
• JavaScript reads in xml file and directly uses
  data to construct a form and to hold data
• TV show poll
• php reading in xml file to use to generate HTML
• contacts

3
Usability

• Review notes, postings, discussion, presentations
• Objective definitions of usability
• Nielsen and Tufte
• Be able to articulate positive and negative
  features of interface

4
Questions?

• Read notes. Do examples. Study study guide (do
  all problems).
• What did you learn from the reports from others
  on observations of users?

5
Homework

• Prepare for midterm
• 4 page notes
• NO talking
• Prepare short presentation of plans
• planning and articulating plans is an important
  part of ALL careers/positions/work in computing
  and new media.
• Work on project.