Graphical user interface: Difference between revisions

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GUI,A pronounced'''graphical likeuser "gooey",interface''' stands for Graphical User Interface,is a [[human-computer interaction]] method that uses graphical images in addition to text.

It typically uses [[widget]]s such as menus, buttons, radio boxes, and icons,

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and usually employs a pointing device (such as mouse, trackball, or touchscreen)

in addition to a keyboard.

It is commonly referred to by its acronym '''GUI''', pronounced like "gooey".

Examples of GUIs include [[Mac OS]], [[Microsoft Windows]], and the

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[[X Window System]] (including [[KDE]] and [[GNOME]]).

Similar to GUIs are TUIs, or text user interfaces, (TUIs) that display the same types of widgets in a character-cell mode rather than in a pixel mode;

same types of widgets in a character-cell mode rather than in a pixel mode.

examples include the interfaces of many [[ncurses]] and [[MS-DOS]] applications.

examplesExamples include the interfaces of many [[ncurses]] and [[MS-DOS]] applications.

Contrast with [[CLI]], which takes input on a command line.

The graphical user interface is generally contrasted with the [[command line interface]].

Because GUIs and TUIs tend to show most or all relevant categories of commands on the display, users often learn them faster than CLIs,

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