Number 2, June 1997.

Scientific Contributions

Doing interactive books with CalICo

Maylis Delest
LaBRI, Université Bordeaux I,
Unité associée au C.N.R.S. 1304, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France.
Email: maylis@labri.u-bordeaux.fr
Jean-Marc Fédou
I3S-ESSI, Université de Nice,
Unité associée au C.N.R.S 1376, 650 Route des Colles, B.P. 145, 06903 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France.
Email: fedou@diamant.unice.fr

Abstract. CalICo is a software for the manipulation of discrete objects. We propose to use it for animating computer science or mathematical books on network. Here, we briefly describe the software and show how the connections can be done to a WWW server. The quality of the solution is the transparency for the books author in regard of the network and the Xwindow graphical primitives.
Keywords. Interactive multimedia, Interactive book, Graphical interfaces, Computer algebra, Distributed applications.

• Introduction

• Overview of the software

• Graphical workshops

• Working interactively with CalICo
  • CalICo frame

  • Interaction using cut/paste function

  • Dynamic interaction

• Animating under CalICo
  • Local animations

  • Animations via a WWW servor

• Conclusion

• References

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