A User-Friendly Graphics Toolkit for Network Management

Abstract

This thesis describes the Network Graphics Toolkit, which was developed to simplify the creation of graphical network management applications. It was developed using the X11R4 release of the Athena Widget Set and the X toolkit Intrinsics. It also includes calls to X Library functions when necessary. It was designed to work with a broad range of network management applications and implemented with the graphics code kept distinct from the application's code to improve portability. The toolkit's features and limitations are described in detail. The thesis also evaluates a number of graphical programs, assessing the appropriate capabilities for a graphics toolkit. Finally it discusses the suitability of the Athena Widgets for large graphical applications, and related applications that have implemented the toolkit. (KR)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 1990
Accession Number
ADA225809

Entities

People

  • James P. Hogle

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Application Software
  • C Programming Language
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Graphics
  • Language
  • Local Area Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • User Interface
  • User Interface Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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