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Foil 9 TANGO 2 Core Enhancements IV - Interface configuration support

From Information and Communications ARL MSRC Year 3 Annual Review ARL MSRC PET Annual Review and Planning Workshop, Aberdeen, MD, -- August 3-5, 1999. by Geoffrey Fox, David Bernholdt, Roman Markowski, Doug Fein


Pre-defined, fixed, auto-started application sessions
Flexible (system administrator configurable) multi-frame layout
  • Support for placing selected application modules in one multi-frame window
  • improved interface ergonomy; implementation of domain specific interfaces
  • Example: distance education interface with session manager, feedback applet, chat pre-arranged in a single window
Hidden-frames support (provides a place for applets/scripts to run without having to present a user interface, or extraneous windows)
Absolute placement of floating application windows with a customizable window manager
"Branding" support (advertise your MSRC .....)



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