GUI Basics
A graphical user interface (GUI) provides the user with an intuitive way of interacting with a computer and computer applications. The main purpose of a GUI is to make the activities involved in doing a task simple and quick. GUIs include elements that users use to work with applications, and elements that display information to the users.
GNOME documentation must cater for the following GNOME GUIs:
- GNOME Desktop GUI
- Application GUIs
- Applet GUIs
The GNOME Desktop GUI includes the following elements:
- Buttons
- Desktop
- Dialogs
- Menus
- Panels
- Windows