The DRAFTER architecture is based on a user requirements analysis, and is shown in the following figure:
The system contains two main modules:
- A developer's tool: This allows technical authors to
specify formally the procedures necessary for the user to achieve
their goals, thus supporting user-oriented instructions. It also
allows them to control the drafting process.
- The automated drafter: This comprises two major components:
the text planner (or strategic planner) and the tactical generator.
The text planner determines the content and structure of the text, and
the tactical generator performs the realization of the sentences. The
result is English and French drafts of the instructions for the
procedures defined so far by the author using the developer's tool.
Authored by Keith Vander Linden.
Maintained by Roger Evans (Roger.Evans@itri.brighton.ac.uk).
Last updated 12 January 1997
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