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Record 1 2006-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Display Technology
CONT

Dubbed the WIMP (Window, Icon, Mouse, Pull-down menus), graphic interfaces began to provide a relatively consistent look for both users and software developers.

CONT

... imagine how a student would solve symbolic integration with a modern WIMP interface. She might be presented with a menu of transformations to apply. ... she might be able to map the general form of the transformation onto the specific example by selecting parts of the example using the mouse ...

Key term(s)
  • windows icons mouse pull-down menu

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
CONT

une interface à base de «Wimp» c'est-à-dire de fenêtres (windows), d'icônes (icons), de souris (mouse) et de menus déroulant (pull down) [...] Ces interfaces WIMP sont en 1990 [...].

OBS

Source : Compatibles PC Magazine, n° 32, mars 1990, page 19.

Spanish

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