Vector-based graphical user interface

A vector-based GUI is a mostly conceptual type of graphical user interface where elements are drawn using vector, rather than raster information. The benefits of a completely vector-based GUI would include:

• more efficient, independent scalability; DPI could be set higher or lower than 1px:1px without pixelization, enabling better use of high res monitors.
• Crisper Graphics
• Potentially easier application design

Cons might include:

• Difficulty integrating raster-based applications
• Slower rendering, greater system requirements

Steps have been made in the development of Windows Vista to transition to the vector GUI for 2x-dpi usage. Tests reveal however that on high dpi mode, the non-100% vector-based interface becomes largely broken [1].

See Also

• Graphical User Interface
• Raster Graphics
• Vector Graphics
• DPI

References

• "Windows Vista UI falling apart at high DPI".