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A Generalised Event Mechanism for Interactive Systems

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Building Interactive Systems

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A new generalised mechanism is described for event distribution in system architectures involving multiple threads and a hierarchy of graphical or non-graphical elements. Comparison is made with the mechanisms provided in existing windowing systems and examples are given of how the new mechanism would be used in the construction of various applications.

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  1. Allan Davison

    Present address: Canon Research Centre Europe, Guildford, UK

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, UK

    Peter Rosner, Mel Slater & Allan Davison

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  1. Computing Science Department, University of Glasgrow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK

    Philip Gray MSc

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of York, York, YO1 5DD, UK

    Roger Took PhD

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Rosner, P., Slater, M., Davison, A. (1992). A Generalised Event Mechanism for Interactive Systems. In: Gray, P., Took, R. (eds) Building Interactive Systems. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3548-7_6

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3548-7_6

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