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Wayne D Dominick - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Developing a natural language interface for the UNIX Operating System
    ACM Sigchi Bulletin, 1994
    Co-Authors: Bill Manaris, Jason W. Pritchard, Wayne D Dominick
    Abstract:

    Traditional Operating System Command languages have been shown to cause significant loss of productivity to novice and intermediate computer users when compared with alternative modes of interaction such as direct manipulation, menu selection, and natural language communication. Within the last decade, significant advances in the areas of direct manipulation and menu selection have resulted in the development of user interface management Systems. These Systems consist of tools for the specification, design, evaluation, and run-time support of graphical user interfaces. Our work extends the domain of user interface management Systems to include development of restricted natural language interfaces to Operating Systems.This report discusses the use of the NALIGE user interface management System int he development of a natural language interface for the Unix Operating System. Specifically, the task of developing such an interface is reduced to producing a set of well-formed specifications which describe lexical, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of the selected application domain. These specifications are used by NALIGE to construct an autonomous natural language interface which exhibits the desired linguistic and functional behavior.

  • nalige a user interface management System for the development of natural language interfaces
    International Journal of Human-computer Studies \ International Journal of Man-machine Studies, 1993
    Co-Authors: Ill Manaris, Wayne D Dominick
    Abstract:

    Abstract One of the major problems encountered by the average computer user is the syntactic inflexibility and linguistic opacity of existing Operating System Command languages. These characteristics, which are manifested in terms of rigid syntactical rules and cryptic/obtuse acronyms, have been shown to result in significant loss of productivity among novice and intermediate users. This paper investigates one approach to addressing this problem, namely the introduction of natural language interfaces placed on top of the standard Operating System Command language interpreters. Specifically, it presents a user interface management System which accepts a set of well-formed specifications and produces an autonomous natural language interface exhibiting the prescribed linguistic behavior. These specifications describe the linguistic knowledge to be encapsulated in the target interface in terms of the lexical, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic elements of the application domain. Additionally, this paper discusses a Systematic methodology to be used in identifying the linguistic elements of a given application domain. This methodology consists of a set of formal techniques, computational tools, and three knowledge-base specification languages to be employed by the interface designer during all stages of development and subsequent maintenance of a specific natural language interface.

David Pugh - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • apple training series mac os x server essentials second edition
    2008
    Co-Authors: Schoun Regan, David Pugh
    Abstract:

    The only Apple-certified book on Mac OS X, this comprehensive reference takes support technicians and ardent Mac users deep inside their Operating Systems, covering everything from networking technologies to System administration, customizing the Operating System, Command-line programming, and more. Keyed to the learning objectives of thei¾ AppleCertified Technical Coordinator certification exam, the lessons in this self-paced volume serve as a perfect supplement to Apple's own training class and a first-rate primer for computer support personnel who need to troubleshoot and optimize Mac OS X as part of their jobs. Self-quizzes and chapter tests reinforce the knowledge gained along the way.

  • apple training series mac os x server essentials
    2005
    Co-Authors: Schoun Regan, David Pugh
    Abstract:

    The only Apple-certified book on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, this comprehensive reference takes support technicians and ardent Mac users deep inside their Operating Systems, covering everything from networking technologies to System administration, customizing the Operating System, Command-line programming, and more. Keyed to the learning objectives of the AppleCertified Technical Coordinator certification exam, the lessons in this self-paced volume serve as a perfect supplement to Apples own training class and a first-rate primer for computer support personnel who need to troubleshoot and optimize Mac OS X as part of their jobs. Self-quizzes and chapter tests reinforce the knowledge gained along the way.

Bill Manaris - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Developing a natural language interface for the UNIX Operating System
    ACM Sigchi Bulletin, 1994
    Co-Authors: Bill Manaris, Jason W. Pritchard, Wayne D Dominick
    Abstract:

    Traditional Operating System Command languages have been shown to cause significant loss of productivity to novice and intermediate computer users when compared with alternative modes of interaction such as direct manipulation, menu selection, and natural language communication. Within the last decade, significant advances in the areas of direct manipulation and menu selection have resulted in the development of user interface management Systems. These Systems consist of tools for the specification, design, evaluation, and run-time support of graphical user interfaces. Our work extends the domain of user interface management Systems to include development of restricted natural language interfaces to Operating Systems.This report discusses the use of the NALIGE user interface management System int he development of a natural language interface for the Unix Operating System. Specifically, the task of developing such an interface is reduced to producing a set of well-formed specifications which describe lexical, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of the selected application domain. These specifications are used by NALIGE to construct an autonomous natural language interface which exhibits the desired linguistic and functional behavior.

  • ACM Conference on Computer Science - Constructing natural language interface applications to Operating Systems
    Proceedings of the 1993 ACM conference on Computer science - CSC '93, 1993
    Co-Authors: Bill Manaris, Jason W. Pritchard
    Abstract:

    A linguistic stratification analysis of mainstream Operating System Command languages is presented in the context of developing natural language interfaces to Operating Systems. Specifically, such interfaces incorporate an explicit conceptual model of the underlying Operating System's semantic domain and may be viewed as abstraction barriers between two linguistic strata. The high-level linguistic stratum consists of the conceptual constructs employed by the user to describe elements of the semantic domain incorporated in the interface. The low-level linguistic stratum consists of the Operating System linguistic elements that realize these conceptual constructs. The presented linguistic stratification analysis has been employed in the design of a user interface management System for developing natural language interfaces to Operating Systems. The significance of these results is demonstrated through the development of a natural language interface for the Unix Operating System.

Jason W. Pritchard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Developing a natural language interface for the UNIX Operating System
    ACM Sigchi Bulletin, 1994
    Co-Authors: Bill Manaris, Jason W. Pritchard, Wayne D Dominick
    Abstract:

    Traditional Operating System Command languages have been shown to cause significant loss of productivity to novice and intermediate computer users when compared with alternative modes of interaction such as direct manipulation, menu selection, and natural language communication. Within the last decade, significant advances in the areas of direct manipulation and menu selection have resulted in the development of user interface management Systems. These Systems consist of tools for the specification, design, evaluation, and run-time support of graphical user interfaces. Our work extends the domain of user interface management Systems to include development of restricted natural language interfaces to Operating Systems.This report discusses the use of the NALIGE user interface management System int he development of a natural language interface for the Unix Operating System. Specifically, the task of developing such an interface is reduced to producing a set of well-formed specifications which describe lexical, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of the selected application domain. These specifications are used by NALIGE to construct an autonomous natural language interface which exhibits the desired linguistic and functional behavior.

  • ACM Conference on Computer Science - Constructing natural language interface applications to Operating Systems
    Proceedings of the 1993 ACM conference on Computer science - CSC '93, 1993
    Co-Authors: Bill Manaris, Jason W. Pritchard
    Abstract:

    A linguistic stratification analysis of mainstream Operating System Command languages is presented in the context of developing natural language interfaces to Operating Systems. Specifically, such interfaces incorporate an explicit conceptual model of the underlying Operating System's semantic domain and may be viewed as abstraction barriers between two linguistic strata. The high-level linguistic stratum consists of the conceptual constructs employed by the user to describe elements of the semantic domain incorporated in the interface. The low-level linguistic stratum consists of the Operating System linguistic elements that realize these conceptual constructs. The presented linguistic stratification analysis has been employed in the design of a user interface management System for developing natural language interfaces to Operating Systems. The significance of these results is demonstrated through the development of a natural language interface for the Unix Operating System.

I.a Newman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.