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Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) allow users to interact with electronic devices using visual elements like icons instead of text-based commands. GUIs were created because command line interfaces were complicated and difficult to learn. The key elements of a GUI include windows to display information, menus to select options, icons to represent files and programs, and controls like widgets to read and manipulate data using elements like checkboxes and tabs to switch between views.

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Lec 4 GUI

Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) allow users to interact with electronic devices using visual elements like icons instead of text-based commands. GUIs were created because command line interfaces were complicated and difficult to learn. The key elements of a GUI include windows to display information, menus to select options, icons to represent files and programs, and controls like widgets to read and manipulate data using elements like checkboxes and tabs to switch between views.

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GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

(GUI)
MetTh210: GIS and Remote Sensing (03 Credit)
Aishia Fyruz Aishi
Lecturer
Department of Meteorology
University of Dhaka
[email protected]
DEFINITION

 GUI is an interface that allows users User


to interact with different electronic
devices using icons and other visual
indicators. GUI

 Why was it created? Display


The graphical user interfaces were
created because command line
interfaces were quite complicated Kernel
and it was difficult to learn all the
commands in it.
Hardware
ELEMENTS IN GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

Window
This is the element that displays the information on the screen.
Menu
A menu contains a list of choices and it allows users to select one from them. A
menu bar is displayed horizontally across the screen such as pull down menu.
Icons
Files, programs, web pages etc. can be represented using a small picture in a
graphical user interface. This picture is known as an icon. Using an icon is a fast way
to open documents, run programs etc. because clicking on them yields instant
access.
ELEMENTS IN GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

Controls
Information in an application can be directly read or influences using the graphical
control elements. These are also known as widgets. Normally, widgets are used to
display lists of similar items, navigate the system using links, tabs etc. and
manipulating data using check boxes.
Tabs
A tab is associated with a view pane. It usually contains a text label or a graphical
icon. Tabs are sometimes related to widgets and multiple tabs allow users to switch
between different widgets.
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