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History: Windows 3.1

As I recall, Windows 3.1 was the most significant breakthrough for the IBM/Microsoft family of GUIs, but only the later Windows 95 is mentioned. I was mostly still using text-based interfaces at the time & don't feel particularly qualified to add this bit of history. Any volunteers? D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 01:02, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Pronounciation

Sometime last month it appears that someone updated the pronunciation of GUI (as an acronym, not an initialism- the initialism pronunciation is still there). Some friends brought it up to me, because we often argue if people really do pronounce it as an acronym (goo-ee) or as an initialism. They searched for a while and only found the pronunciation guide here. It is referenced to a dictionary, but I don't think the person who added the footnote made the same addition as the person who added the IPA pronunciation guide.

Anyways, to set it straight: I hear people call it gooey (goo-ee) often. Because of this guide, I looked up and found one person online in a forum that claims "to have always said goo-eye" (which is what is said here). But if gooey is the most common pronunciation, shouldn't it be here? I don't have any dictionaries to cite this with, so I'm hoping I'm not just speaking as a loud minority.

This sentence is false? (talk) 03:32, 29 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I pronounce it 'gooey', and the Cambridge Dictionary provides audio examples of people pronouncing it 'gooey' (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/gui) and Wiktionary says it can be pronounced that way, so I shall go ahead and add this pronunciation to the main article. Richard n 07:57, 16 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]


GUI Wrappers

Shouldn't GUI Wrappers mention something like window dresssing where an existing GUI is enhanced and partly replace by new candy? Theking2 (talk) 18:17, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]