Microsoft’s attempt to establish an alternative user interface in the upcoming operating system Windows 8 has received praise and criticism. Many believe that it will be offered in addition to the existing interface, and mainly for touch-based devices. What we know is that users of current Windows systems will not be able to get their [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Firefox MinUI, Minimalistic Interface On Demand
We all know that the Firefox web browser has a full screen mode that can be activated by pressing F11. That mode hides all interface elements except the scrollbar when activated, which is great if you need more space to display the website or if you are working on low resolution monitors. Especially netbook owners [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Firefox 5 Could Look Like This
With Firefox 4 almost out of the door the Mozilla Firefox UI team starts to concentrate their efforts on the next version of the browser, Firefox 5. Time is of essence as the team recently announced that they would accelerate the development of the web browser. With three more versions of the browser targeted for [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Using The GIMP With Fewer Windows
After only a couple of articles about The GIMP it is clear there are many users that are still unhappy with the interface. With that in mind I thought I would help users see how simple it is to clean up the interface to make usage even easier. One of the easiest ways to simplify [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Getting to Know The GIMP Interface
For many people, the biggest hurdle to using The GIMP is the user interface. When The GIMP began it started out with a very different UI than any other application. That UI was sustained, pretty much as-is, until The GIMP 2.6. With the adoption of 2.6 the user interface took a turn towards being more [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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First Ribbon User Interfaces Begin To Appear
Microsoft introduced a new user interface that they called the Ribbon in Microsoft Office 2007. It was designed to reduce the number of hierarchical menus in previous versions of Microsoft Office. It was a bold move that caused lots of concern by experienced Office users who had to get used to the new Office user [...]