DESIGNER is a layout specification system for generically coded documents. It is based on the paradigm design by example and the methodology of using layout objects to provide graphic artists with an ergonomically sound user interface for their trade. In this paper we introduce layout objects and present DESIGNER'S graphical user interface using some simple examples to explain the main ideas of our system.
Klein, Anne Bruggemann, and Stefan Hermann. Design by Example - A User-Centred Approach for the Specification of Document Layout In Electronic Publishing '97 - New Models and Opprtunities: Proceedings of an ICCC/IFIP Conference (Preliminary Version). ELPUB. Canterbury, UK: University of Kent, 1997.