GUI

GUI

1. Interaction between user and system

   • Acts as a display
     • Parts of the display includes buttons, labels, images, etc.

2. Can run alone in a computer, on the web, or a phone

3. The key is usability

4. Layers of the GUI

   • The outermost layer is the container or frame
     • This has the minimize, close, move, maximize options
       • some of the code options are: setSize, setResizeable, setDefaultCloseOperation, setVisible, add
     • This contains all of the other pieces
     • Next is the graphical distributors or layouts
       • This sets the grouping of the elements within the container by location
         • There are 2 options for this
           • GridLayout: based on a matrix
             • Uses cells with rows and columns to define location
           • BorderLayout: based on a compass
             • Uses north, south, east, west, and center for defining locations