Talk:Graphical user interface/Archive 1

Archive 1

Link to The Skins Factory

I feel this link is inappropriate for this page, as another user felt when TheSkinsFactory added it on Windows Media Player. It is not directly relevant to the abstract topic of graphical user interfaces. To date, links to their website are their only contributions.

I do feel that it may be appropriate to have a link at skin (computing). I will be adding other links there shortly to ensure that no undue bias towards one skin provider is present.

I wouldn't normally bother noting my reasons for this edit here, but I am an employee of Stardock, and so feel I should explain myself more fully. :-) GreenReaper 06:05, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Outlook

What is with this section? "Research has brought back evidence that users who use application software for scripting and editing find it easier and more effective to make good use of GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) rather than Command Lines." Um... No? I've actually found articles that state its easier to teach CLIs to people new to computers then it is GUIs. Also, since when is it more effective to use a GUI for scripting? "The "direct manipulation interface" term is usually not presented as an acronym." Then why mention it? Seriously, this section either needs major editing or deleting. --James 06:42, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Mac OS X image

Why is the Mac OS X image set for deletion? Quote: The image above is proposed for deletion. LIllIi 23:26, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Look and Feel

Anyone agree that they should be merged? --Brazucs 23:01, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, Look And Feel seems pointless without GUI, and it makes no sense without it. The article should be streamlined into a subsection --JTAN 11:32, 29 March 2006 (BST)

No, I think LNF should remain separate because it can explain computer language preferences and CLI as well. Pascal has a different look and feel to C++, as do the similar 'more' and 'less' CLI programs. LNF can be given more depth as a separate entry without increasing the GUI. --- anonymous

Yes and no, at its current state, the LNF article is quite pointless without the GUI article, but if it was expanded on quite a bit, then it would be much more useful on its own. - Exelsiar

I second Excel. VJ Emsi 19:16, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

UI Chrome

The article UI Chrome was "merged" with this one - but this page makes no mention of the term. The redirect from UI Chrome is now not particularly helpful. DunxD

I took a stab at describing chrome. But I agree that a big overhaul is called for, and perhaps splitting chrome out. Is the previous contents of the UI Chrome article available? --NealMcB 22:00, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

I removed the link, since it redirected back to this page. I'm not a GUI designer, but in 10 years in the business I have not heard this term used. It is, however, very descriptive. Reminds me of the cars of the '50s. Wake 00:57, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

"Microsoft Built On"

This implies that they improves elements. They did not. The first version of Windows had less features than the Macintosh. --TrevorLSciAct 19:20, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

XGL in "3D user interfaces"

What about XGL in "3D user interfaces"? (please sign with ~~~~)

What about the fact that 3D is a marketing ploy. I've never seen anything except a 2D screen. 3D graphics are projected in two dimensions onto a 2D screen. Wake 00:54, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

What about the fact that it is more convenient to say "3D"? I can see you worked 32 years to understand basic math, but for some people the above is, in fact, obvious.80.128.48.156 (talk) 05:37, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

PUI?

What is a PUI? --holizz 19:52, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Portable User Interface

Evolution of graphic user interfaces

Added some information to this section to reflect that the IBM Common User Access spec is the progenitor of the GUIs found in MS Windows, OS/2 and Unix. 64.171.162.77 11:02, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

PUI section is to small

I have never herd of PUI, the PUI section on Article is to little, and there should be a lot of more information on PUI, I have never herd of PUI before...Gumbos 20:30, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Windows screen shot

This article has a Linux and Mac OSX screenshot. Why is there no Windows screen shot? I have a Mac, so I can't make one. I suspect someone has a windows computer out there... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nathan Dobson (talk • contribs) 03:37, 28 December 2006 (UTC).

Windows Screenshot Added.--Zeeboid 22:18, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Windows screenshot added again, as it was removed earlier.--Zeeboid 21:13, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

OS with GUI

I have a slight beef with saying OS's like BSD and Linux (Unix) are "OS's with a gui". They use X Windows, which is an application that runs on the OS. The GUI is not part of the OS. AFAIK, Windows GUI has some hooks into the kernel, so it could be considered to be one with the GUI. Maybe the same for Mac. Wake 01:35, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

GUIs generally run on top of the OS, doing otherwise would be quite dumb. (mac: http://oreilly.com/pub/h/348, windows: boot menu). "hooks into the kernel"? blather on. 80.128.48.156 (talk) 05:58, 24 February 2009 (UTC) that is to say, an OS with a GUI = OS for wich a GUI is availible - even though it may run on top of it.

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masoud moghaddam - 04:21:34 ,January 31, 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Antopeloni (talk • contribs) 04:26, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

What the...!

I am a computer novice trying to simply understand a definition for this term. I am so confused now. This needs to be rewritten in plain language so that people can understand it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.184.138.7 (talk) 00:11, 6 March 2007 (UTC).

Thanks for the tip, I'll try to look through the article to do my best to make it more fathomable. :) --BiT (talk) 17:58, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

KDE and Gnome screenshots?

Why are there shots of both KDE and Gnome? Both represent Linux (or "unix-like") systems. I suggest picking one which is most representative. Otherwise, the artcle is laden with too many images. Thoughts? David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) 19:46, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Just because KDE and Gnome are both used for many linux based OSs doesn't mean they're otherwise related. Personally I use a GUI that has very little in common with either, which happens to run on top of X which happens to run on top of Linux and GNU software. It would be like saying Windows 3.1 and Vista are representative of "Windows-like" systems. Ciotog 06:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I can concede that. Because there are five of them in a tight area, I would recommend an image gallery rather than 5 thumbnails in the right column. Just a suggeston to keep the article layout uncluttered. David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) 16:22, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

3D GUIs

The section on 3D GUIs has a screenshot of Compiz, and the claim that

Interfaces for the X Window System have also implemented advanced three-dimensional user interfaces through compositing window managers such as Beryl and Compiz using the AIGLX or XGL architectures...

Is this true? This section in the article implies that 3D GUIs are more than a rotating cube used to switch between virtual desktops, but I don't know what Beryl and Compiz are capable of... Thanks, WalterGR (talk | contributions) 08:02, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Old GUI

Check out DATAR. I believe that used a GUI and it may be one of the earliest.

Matt (talk) 04:42, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Nothing about games?

It would be nice if some knowledgable person could ad something about GUIs in in computer and video games. Especially how they have influenced "modern" GUIs. They predate the WIMP GUI with a couple of decades. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.252.9.36 (talk) 17:50, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

missing buzzwords

• Drag-and-drop --Jerome Potts (talk) 06:00, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

That one is linked from the Computer_mouse article. Diego (talk) 09:59, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

GUI the korean food

Shouldn't this page come up automotically when we type in "gui" in the Wikipedia search text box? Isn't it much more likely that one is looking for "graphical user interface" rather than the korean word for grill, when searching for "gui"? I don't know the code of ethics behind changing this nor how to change it, but maybe someone else can provide input? J y p (talk) 04:44, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

If you type GUI with all caps you're redirected to this article, and both articles link to the disambiguation page. That should be enough. Diego (talk) 09:56, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

OK that makes sense. This noob (me) just didn't know that the search box is case-sensitive, thanks. Should I delete this discussion section? J y p (talk) 16:46, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

If Graphical user interface would be the only thing abbreviated as GUI or gui I should think it would probably be redirected? --BiT (talk) 17:51, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Merge of Tabbed document interface

I am opposed to the merge of Tabbed document interface into this article. While it would make sense for this article to discuss, tabs don't have to be strictly GUI. Vim, for example, can do GUI tabs but will do them as text only when not running the GUI. The tabbed document interface article is also a bit longer than you'd want as a section in this article. -- Heptite (T) (C) (@) 05:24, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Single document interface, Multiple document interface, Tabbed document interface and Comparison of document interface are all being proposed to merge here. That's way too much for a single article. Has anyone given rationale for the merge? --Ronz (talk) 18:22, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm the one who proposed this merge. My primary motivation is that Comparison of document interface seems like it should really be a section of a more general article. But it's not clear whether it belongs in Multiple document interface, Single document interface, or Tabbed document interface since it really applies to all three. If there were a Document interface design article to address all of these topics I would suggest merging it there. But there isn't, and honestly I haven't ever heard the term and wouldn't propose creating the article just for that purpose. I'm open to alternate ideas -- I just don't think that Comparison of document interface makes sense as a standalone article. Tim Pierce (talk) 18:42, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

I would merge something different! let gui and tui their own articles. but please merge Tab (GUI), Tabbed browsing, and Tabbed Document Interface together in own useful article! mabdul 0=* 01:56, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

I agree with merging Tabbed browsing and Tabbed document interface, but not necessarily Graphical user interface.—Jchthys 02:43, 19 March 2009 (UTC)