RE: User interfaces using XML

[Paul Hepworth <phepworth s-vision com>]

> Following on from a previous discussion on this list on using XML to
> define 
> interfaces for configuration options etc I have made a XML DTD which
> attempts 
> to cover all possible user interfaces. I know this sounds a little
> grand and 
> pompous but the general idea is to provide a standardised way for a
> program to 
> provide an interface without caring what it actually looks like. I
> have tried 
> to make it as general as possible so that it could even be used for a 
> text-only interface or a voice/speech interface for blind users etc.
> Obviously 
> this would take a lot of power away from the application developer but
> would 
> provide the ultimate in themability.
> 
Please supply a sample .uiml file for a simple application (such as
notepad).  
This would make it easier to visualize the usefulness and expressiveness
than reading the DTD.
(I've already done a notepad app in my own version of uiml.  I'll post
it as soon as I get around to transferring it from my laptop.)


Paul