CPN/Tools: A Post-WIMP Interface for Editing and Simulating Coloured Petri Nets
Michel Beaudouin-Lafon6
, Wendy E. Mackay6, Peter Andersen6, Paul Janecek6, Mads Jensen6, Michael Lassen6, Kasper Lund6, Kjeld Mortensen6, Stephanie Munck6, Anne Ratzer6, Katrine Ravn6, Søren Christensen6 and Kurt Jensen6
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Department of Computer Science, University of Aarhus, IT-Parken, Aabogade 34, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark |
Abstract
CPN/Tools is a major redesign of the popular Design/CPN tool from the University of Aarhus CPN group. The new interface is
based on advanced, post-WIMP interaction techniques, including bi-manual interaction, toolglasses and marking menus and a
new metaphor for managing the workspace. It challenges traditional ideas about user interfaces, getting rid of pull-down menus,
scrollbars, and even selection, while providing the same or greater functionality. It also uses the new and much faster CPN
simulator and features incremental syntax checking of the nets. CPN/Tools requires an OpenGL graphics accelerator and will
run on all major platforms.
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