Chapter 5. Generating user interfaces

5.1 The big picture
5.2 Designing a good interface
5.3 Workflow comparison
5.4 A case study: generating JSP
5.5 Technique: generating Swing dialog boxes
5.6 Technique: generating MFC dialog boxes
5.7 Design tips
5.8 Tools for generating UIs
5.9 Summary

In this chapter, we’ll cover the design and implementation of a generator that builds user interface (UI) elements and code, such as web forms and desktop application dialog boxes. Some engineers stay away from user interface generation because they think that the result will be boring, dry or unusable, or that there are ...

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