Graphical interface for a command line aplication

Interacção Homem-Máquina

João Pinto e Vítor Pedro

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Objectives • On this assignement we were requested to

develop a Tcl/Tk program that enables the user to

navigate and copy files between the local

machine and a remote host.

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Examples

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Examples

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Examples

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Examples

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Sketch (login window)

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Sketch (main window)

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Main Decisions • Progress bars when “connecting” and “copying”

o Feedback

• Only 3 buttons in the main window o Simplicity

o Easy for the user

o Good undestanding of the functions of each button

• Navigation using a tree structure o Good utility

o Efficient

• Drag & Drop function o Easy to learn

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Main Decisions • Prevent the user to perform a connection without

the necessary fields filled o Constraints

• Using of scrollbars o Affordance : scrollbars afford moving up and down

o Easy navigation and interface

• Top Menu o Standard

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The interface Solution Implemented

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The interface

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The interface

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The interface

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The interface

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That’s it! Thanks

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