Gypsy text editor
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Gypsy text editor was an early WYSIWYG word processing program for the Xerox Alto that pioneered modern graphical user interface concepts such as direct manipulation and mouse-based text editing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WYSIWYG text editor
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computer program → graphical user interface application → word processor → |
| category |
Xerox Alto software
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graphical word processors → historical text editors → |
| computingParadigm |
WYSIWYG
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| developer |
Xerox PARC
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| era |
1970s computer software
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| feature |
cursor-based insertion and deletion
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direct manipulation of text → formatted text display → graphical user interface → mouse-based text editing → multiple fonts on screen → on-screen representation matching printed output → point-and-click text selection → use of menus → use of scroll bars → |
| genre |
word processing software
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| hardwareEnvironment |
Xerox Alto personal workstation
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| historicalSignificance |
early demonstration of GUI-based document editing
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one of the earliest WYSIWYG word processors → |
| influenced |
Apple Lisa user interface
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Apple Macintosh word processors → Bravo text editor successors → Microsoft Word early GUI versions → modern GUI text editors → |
| inputMethod |
keyboard
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mouse → |
| operatingSystem |
Xerox Alto system software
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| pioneered |
direct manipulation in text editing
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modern graphical user interface concepts for text editing → mouse-based word processing → |
| platform |
Xerox Alto
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| purpose |
interactive document creation
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interactive document editing → interactive document formatting → |
| relatedTo |
Bravo text editor
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Xerox Star office system → |
| researchContext |
Xerox PARC user interface research
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| userInterface |
bitmap display GUI
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| visualModel |
what-you-see-is-what-you-get layout
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bravo text editor
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influenced |
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Gypsy text editor
("Bravo text editor")
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relatedTo |
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Xerox Alto user interface
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usedInApplication |