WIMP
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WIMP is a graphical user interface paradigm characterized by the use of windows, icons, menus, and a pointing device to interact with a computer system.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | graphical user interface paradigm ⓘ |
| alternativeFullForm | Windows Icons Menus Pointing device ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
command-line interface
ⓘ
text-based user interface ⓘ touch-first interface ⓘ voice user interface ⓘ |
| designGoal |
consistency across applications
ⓘ
learnability ⓘ user friendliness ⓘ visual feedback ⓘ |
| domain |
graphical user interfaces
ⓘ
human–computer interaction ⓘ |
| enables | visual desktop metaphor ⓘ |
| fullForm | Windows Icons Menus Pointer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
icon
ⓘ
menu ⓘ pointing device ⓘ window ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Apple Macintosh graphical user interface
ⓘ
Microsoft Windows graphical user interface ⓘ Xerox PARC GUI research ⓘ |
| interactionStyle | direct manipulation ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
desktop metaphor
ⓘ
event-driven programming model ⓘ iconography ⓘ menu-driven interface ⓘ |
| requires |
graphical display
ⓘ
pointing device hardware ⓘ |
| supports |
context menus
ⓘ
drag and drop ⓘ icon-based object representation ⓘ movable windows ⓘ multi-tasking interfaces ⓘ overlapping windows ⓘ point-and-click interaction ⓘ pull-down menus ⓘ resizable windows ⓘ scrolling ⓘ window focus switching ⓘ |
| supportsUserTask |
application launching
GENERATED
ⓘ
file management GENERATED ⓘ system configuration GENERATED ⓘ window management GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalEnvironment |
desktop operating system
ⓘ
laptop operating system ⓘ workstation operating system ⓘ |
| usesInputDevice |
graphics tablet
ⓘ
mouse ⓘ trackpad ⓘ |
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