Patterns of Processing Input

Neil B. Harrison
Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs
nbharrison@lucent.com
11900 North Pecos St.
Denver, CO 80234
(303) 538-1541

Subject:        Input processing

Keywords:       Parsing, user interface

Abstract:

One of the most visible parts of a program is the handling of user input.
Input processing has several demands it must satisfy: it must be intuitive,
it must be reasonably efficient, and it must present a common look and feel
across a family of products.  It must also accommodate changes readily
and robustly.  This small pattern language, which is closely related to
the CHECKS pattern language, helps structure input processing software
to meet these needs.