Diagram entry mechanisms in graphical environments

Although great strides have been made in the last 10-15 years in the development of systems that use graphical representations, very little work has been done in developing systems that help users input and edit diagrams efficiently. This paper describes an ongoing project addressing the design of one such feature of a graphical editor: diagram entry. We show how knowledge of the syntax and semantics of the language being edited allows us to design a more intelligent diagram entry facility.