Plantabase (PLANT-ing da-TA-BASE) - An Intelligent Digital Multimedia Plant Selection Database: Release 2.0
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園林 Yuanlin, 1999, pp. 17-20
Abstract
This is the third article in a series documenting the development of an intelligent multimedia digital plant selection database. In the first article, 'Multimedia CD-Rom Based Planting Design Software & Beyond' (Yuen Lin 96), selected background research has been presented. The second article, 'Towards an Intelligent Digital Multimedia Plant Selection Databse for Hong Kong' (Yuen Lin 98), focused on developing the plant search structure and associated features to be included in the software, resulting in a 'Release 1.0' of the software. This third article, concentrates on the more technical issues of optimizing the program codes and interface design to achieve an overall presentation of a highly useful and yet user friendly application. This include efforts to improve: (1) program / search execution speed through better software algorithms, (2) flexibility through user customizable settings, and (3) visual effectiveness through better graphical interface design. These efforts will lead to a revised and improved version of the software, which will be Release 2.0 of the software.
(1) Introduction
(2) Part I, System Development
(a) Photo-displaying, performance efficiency improved
(b) Improvement on record search
(c) more reliable editing tools provided
(d) better reporting and help functions
(3) Part II, Graphical Interface Development
(a) main 3D icon design
(b) animated graphics design
(c) multi-layered background images
(4) Epilogue
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1999
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en