Saturday, July 7, 2012

Computer interfaces : the death of WIMP and the rise of touch

Windows 8 means the era of overlapping windows is on the way out.
For years, WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menu, Pointers) has been the way to interact with computers – but now the advent of touch means that things are changing, even if you use a keyboard
Windows 8 means the era of overlapping windows is on the way out | Technology | guardian.co.uk


(related is this interesting article on how Jobs visions for mouse control were inspired by - or some claim stolen from -  a mouse developed by Xerox)

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