Interface Attributes

There is a set of attributes that customise the interface associated to a particular fact. The attributes are:

Name:

This is an attribute that associates a long name, i.e. a string, to the fact. Experts use atomic short mnemonic names to identify a fact mainly to simplify rules and meta-rules writing. The long name is the representation of the fact to be shown to users to help them understand the concept the fact represents.

Question:

The value of this attribute is a string that the system uses to query a user about the value of the fact.

Explanation:

When the system asks the user for the value of a fact, the user can ask for help. In that case the explanation attribute value, a string, is presented to the user.

Image:

It is the name of a file containing an image to be shown together with the question when that fact is asked to the user. For instance in Spong-IA application, when the system asks about the external aspect of the sponge the user wants to classify, an image containing pictures representing the possible forms is shown to him.