Interface - computer interfaces.

     (C) Kotov AV

       (CAV inc. / AURYN / CPU)

     (C) MUSIC: Cardinal / Accept Corp.



               INTERFACES



     Somehow, in one of svoyh articles, I
touched upon the topic of interfaces (interface).
This theme, in general, not very new, but
almost none who does not plow. Made
well take me for this article saying some people in some 
editions. With the advent of a large number of computer 
publications have begun an active search for comfortable, 
beautiful and desirable, diverse interface. As a result, we 
have about three or four types of menu journals

(Interface of the magazine). This is an old Spectrofon 'ovsky 
interface with a choice of sections the figure, Format 'ovsky 
interface with mouse "arrow and overlapping menus and iconic 
species (Welcome Press, Speccy # 6) and "cursor" (this is where 
the sections are selected using the cursor plank - cursor bar) 
- old numbers Spectrofoby, Speccy, etc. As you may have

already noticed in time to Adventurer'e
visited all interfaces. Spectrofon 'ovsky was abandoned because 
of moral old age, ZX-Format' ovsky due to technical causes, and 
about the fifth number, which is implemented cursory method, 
then for him am I am responsible (do not do in a hurry

such things). Many, in recent years,
promote interfaces with an arrow. Honestly
speaking, in the magazines I do not like them.
Well, in the prog, I agree to urge the arrow on the screen, but 
when you read a magazine and have to drive back here this 
fucking arrow, then it begins to pall. Okay,

if the coordinates are stored at the arrows
inlet section (ie, when returning from the section arrow 
remains in the same place and was before entering the section), 
but you see back drive her to the menus (which turns out

As a rule, the other end of the screen)
zatrahivaet. So, what should be in
interface? Or rather, how it should
be? Many of the answers on the move - a "modern" - FIG, the 
interface should be easy, especially in such things as computer 
publications. It is desirable that a person working with such a 
system, generally did not reflect which button to press next 
and made the least amount of finger movements. Ideal for this 
point of view can be any interface, where as an input device 
(control) is: touch screen, tablet (btw, iBM'ovskie tablets 
emulate Bat) and light pen / gun. Gun

on SPECCY already have (see Spectrofon # 20),
even if someone actively Bat Connectivity was
would be quite good. Unfortunately, SPECCY
all this there has to be subverted.
Incidentally, there has been an interesting trend in the 
structure menyushek. The authors of those journals that use it, 
they say, it de Formatopodobnaya. We are talking about,

so-called sub-section. In
Format'e it's chosen by an arrow and
go to the previous menu by pressing the
by Clicking outside the current window.
In OBERON'e and FAULTLESS'e output is
when you hover on the icon of the root (...) And in OBERON 'e, 
it is done professional. What is generally good like interface 
(like the one in Format 'e and one in the Oberon'e). The reader 
can choose the material of interest to him, and Do not scroll 
the entire section to find the right his article. On the other 
hand, these bells and whistles are needed if we use log in as a 
reference. For most people, this service - the excess (some 
read a magazine once, and then ...) For these people, 
especially useful linear system, adopted in Spectrofon'e

and ADVENTURER'e. In connection with the above,
most convenient for the average user
will be a hybrid system. So nazyvaemaya,
system with the possibility of both linear
and line-item view. Perhaps more
introduction to hypertext links between
lines and to run programs from the application directly from 
the article (it is not so hard to do).


     That kind of long and all my thoughts on improving 
interfaces, journals (not in the interface of happiness, and as 
the material contained in a journal). Everybody can speak about 
this article.


     For those wishing to try their hand
to create interfaces magazines is declared contest for the best 
inferfeys or interface specification (ie what and how

must occur at a given
actions). Prize winner
All rooms are ADVENTURER 'and in which
will use it (the winner) interface.