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Subject:Re: Another term for GUI From:hm chou <hchou -at- INTERACCESS -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 6 Jun 1998 11:08:45 -0500
why use GUI at all? i've ben writing Windows doc for the last 5 years, and
i don't think i've ever used "GUI" or "Windows-based" in any of it. if it's
a new, Windows-based app, in contrast to what your company has developed
over the past (mainframe, DOS, whatever), the marketing material should
point out the "new, improved interface". at the most, put a marketing-type
spin in the introduction of your manual.
to me, the manual should provide instructions on how to USE the
product/navigate the interface, whether it be GUI or text-based. whether
it's Windows, Mac, or Amiga-based doesn't matter. hopefully, the users who
purchased your product know what they're getting into.
imho, GUI is not obsolete. a little off-putting for the casual user,
perhaps (what does GWEE mean? they ask), but not obsolete. the developers
and writers i've worked w/ are always spouting GUI-this and GUI-that.
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Fetchez la vache!
Hsuan-min Chou
hchou -at- interaccess -dot- com
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