On 09Mar2011 22:58, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: | >>I keep hearing the term "GUI". What is that? | | GUI is the acronymn for 'graphical user interface'. | [...] you will also hear GUIs ReferreD to as a 'front end'.
This latter case will be because the underlying tool the GUI is being used to operate is often a command line tool. So the GUI provides you, the user, with a nice display and set of controls, and then runs a command line tool for you when you press "go" (in whatever form that is). Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <[email protected]> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ The organic light starts decaying. - overhead by WIRED at the Intelligent Printing conference Oct2006 ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
