Ada (Trade Name) Foundation Technology. Volume 4. Software Requirements for WIS (WWMCCS (World Wide Military Command and Control System) Information System) Text Processing Prototypes

摘要

This document describes general requirements for the WIS Test Processing System prototype project. The objective for this effort is the development of a complete Ada-based document management system with capabilities for, but not limited to, word processing, providing output with multiple type fonts, and user-oriented help messages tailored to the operations being performed and user expertise. In general, critical design issues include the following: a) The provision for compatibility with multiple subsystems that may or may not have been completely defined and/or developed; b) The ability to use a variety of input/output devices; c) The capability of using textual syntax/semantics to provide assistance in document preparation; d) The ability to provide user-oriented help based on analyses of operations being performed (e.g., code being executed) and user history/expertise. Two specifications have been generated and support the stated objective of developing software in Ada to support WIS communications functionality in the 1990's: a) Specification for Structure Generator Editor for Documents, Programs and Other Structured Data; b) Specification for a Writer's Workbench. This work is the result of the identification of the functionality requirements and research of the technology base.