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Fruit provides continuous zooming capability without toolkit restructuring, demonstrated by minipb example with 0.5 uniform scaling.

Empirical demonstration that Fruit's denotational model enables novel features like continuous zooming without reimplementation.

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Genuinely Functional User Interfaces

Courtney, Antony · Elliott, Conal

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To transform a function (in time or in space), apply the transform point-wise to the output, and apply the inverse transform point-wise to the input.
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General principle for transforming functions that enables spatial transformation of GUIs without reimplementation; connects to Pan's hyperfilters.

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Design principles for care-centered systems
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Cross-scale frameworks linking spatial patterns, diagrams, and simplicity as expressions of care in design.
Explicit state & compositional GUI design
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Systems prioritizing visible program state and modular component composition over hidden complexity, exemplified by Oberon (1986-1989) and Fruit toolkit approaches.
Fruit GUI toolkit architecture
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A GUI framework enabling modular, multi-view, zoomable interfaces with minimal programmer overhead.

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