A FRAMEWORK FOR FLEXIBILITY AT THE INTERFACE - Joining Ajax Technology and Semiotics

Frederico José Fortuna, Rodrigo Bonacin, Maria Cecilia Calani Baranauskas

2010

Abstract

Different users have different needs and, especially in the web context, the user interfaces should deal with these different needs. In this paper we propose a framework to support the design and development of flexible, adjustable interfaces; the framework is grounded in the semiotic concept of norms and is developed using Ajax technology. The framework was tested within the Vilanarede system, an inclusive social network system developed in the context of e-Cidadania project. The test helped us to identify the advantages and drawbacks of the proposed solution and the users provided us with important feedback to improve it.

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José Fortuna F., Bonacin R. and Cecilia Calani Baranauskas M. (2010). A FRAMEWORK FOR FLEXIBILITY AT THE INTERFACE - Joining Ajax Technology and Semiotics . In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8425-08-9, pages 30-37. DOI: 10.5220/0002889700300037


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@conference{iceis10,
author={Frederico José Fortuna and Rodrigo Bonacin and Maria Cecilia Calani Baranauskas},
title={A FRAMEWORK FOR FLEXIBILITY AT THE INTERFACE - Joining Ajax Technology and Semiotics},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS,},
year={2010},
pages={30-37},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002889700300037},
isbn={978-989-8425-08-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 5: ICEIS,
TI - A FRAMEWORK FOR FLEXIBILITY AT THE INTERFACE - Joining Ajax Technology and Semiotics
SN - 978-989-8425-08-9
AU - José Fortuna F.
AU - Bonacin R.
AU - Cecilia Calani Baranauskas M.
PY - 2010
SP - 30
EP - 37
DO - 10.5220/0002889700300037