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Humane Interface, The: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems
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Humane Interface, The: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems

by Jef Raskin
March 2000
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
6h 43m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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1-1. Interface Definition

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In this book, I usually shorten human-machine interface or human-computer interface to user interface or simply interface. Many people assume that the term user interface refers specifically to today's graphical user interfaces (GUIs), complete with windows and mouse-driven menus. For example, an article in Mobile Office magazine said, “Before too long, you may not have to worry about an interface at all: You may find yourself simply speaking to your computer.” As I pointed out in response, a voice-controlled system may have no windows, but ...

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