[austechwriter] Re: [austechwriter]Terminology - screen or window
- From: Michael West <mbwest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 21:43:56 +1000
Steve Hudson wrote:
>
> The main point is that screen is mainframe and mini computer user
> nomenclature (c/o MVS / OS/400 computers and their various clones and
> competitors) for the display area.
>
> This audience group is relatively common as the LCD in any user population
> for major IT companies for the large-scale end-user applications.
Yes, I'm with you there Steve-O.
If it ain't a windowing environment then
there's no point in insisting on WIMP
terminology.
In fact, in between posting witty and
trenchant gems to various news groups,
I'm actually writing some training material
for a machine control interface, and guess
what? I had to settle for using "screen"
to refer to the stuff that's displayed on the--
um--screen, because there's really no better
alternative. Screen and window become effectively
the same thing, because there's only one "window"
at a time, so there's no need to distinguish.
KISS in action. Can't beat it.
--
Mike West
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