Talk:Zooming User Interface
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[edit] Euros
What are Euros the new SI unit of currency? Gimme a break.. Microsoft, Apple, RedHat, Sun, Novell grok $$'s... Unsigned by 198.11.22.244. (AlistairMcMillan 23:55, 23 August 2005 (UTC))
- Euros are the currency of Europe.
- Europe is now the biggest single market for Microsoft, Apple, Red Hat, Sun, etc. It is also the birthplace of Linus Torvalds and of GNU-Linux, which was assembled from contributions sent from all over the world (not just the US and Europe)when he was a student in Finland.
- If you estimate that other major currencies are also important, then add them! AlainV 04:00, 30 Jun 2004 (UTC)
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- Seems a bit crazy to me though, should we include Yen and British pounds too? I'm sure money comes from these countries too. Seems to me that just putting dollars makes the article read better... User:mattsday
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- "Read better", you mean for Americans? what about for everyone else? and I would also like to point out that America isn't the only country that calls their currency dollars. --Wafflemou 08:13, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Bi-Dimensional?
Are ZUIs inherently bi-dimensional? I've removed the phrase "The computer game Black & White was noted for employing a ZUI as a means of navigating the in-game island scenery." because in this game the overall metaphor is not one of an infinite plane of information with objects represented at different levels of scale and detail, but one of navigating through a 3D environment. What are the limits of what is considered a ZUI in the academic world from which it originates? Diego Moya 11:09, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Exposé
Would OSX's Exposé count as a minimal implementation of a ZUI? -- Jeff 21:40, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
- I would say no. Exposé uses a zooming effect, but is not what I would consider a full-fledged ZUI. For example, it's more of a way to view other user interfaces (which aren't ZUIs), rather than an interface in itself. And besides that, you can't zoom in degrees. You either get the big picture at the top level, or the normal view. --Dan 18:47, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
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- I agree, Exposé does not seem to meet the requirements for a ZUI. Gwernol 19:02, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Zoomspace
Does anyone else feel that the Zoomspace paragraph feels a little too much like an advertisment? For example, this part: "supports industry templates such as comics, corporate, e-commerce, games, magazines, zoom-media-browser™, photo browsing, PIM zoomtop™, homeland security, and travel/maps, thus demonstrating the wide applicability of ZUIs" --Dan 18:39, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
- Definitely. I nearly changed this when doing a recent sweep through the article, but decided that someone with more knowledge of this space needed to do it. I'd say be bold and go ahead and clean it up. Gwernol 19:03, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
- It is definitely an ad. Removed everything past the first sentence of that paragraph. Moreover, the website is inaccessible so it may be appropriate to remove the broken external link to the company.
- Link works. Role of MIT Media Lab, GeoPhoenix, Sony, Orbanes, Guzman, and Miura w/ ZUIs verified + acknowleged.
[edit] Spam?
What?! Why did Gwernol remove the link to vsxu.com? That's not spam. It's a link to a piece of software that uses a ZUI. In what way is that different from all the other links to software that uses ZUI? This article is about ZUI and ZUI software, isn't it? Ion seal 09:45, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Link spam
I don't think "3D file browsers" are zooming interfaces at all, and some of the links are for commercial products. Should I just remove them? --Foofy 17:01, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
04-04-07 These links are the most complete collection of references to "Zooming User Interfaces" on the net. In that ZUI's are all about visualization of information, even commercial attempts at implementation are very important to interested parties. So, no... please do not remove the links. thanks.
[edit] Pleasantly surprised
I followed the link from iPhone, expecting to find a new stub. Instead, this looks to be a well-researched (if short) article with quite a history. Nice work! -- Kesh 01:37, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Virtual Desktop
virtual desktop should be removed completely! it is not a kind of ZUI. furthermore, the section subtitle refers to the coming "full implementation". As a subcategory of GUI, the ZUI is a kind of application; the ZUI is not an application and thus can not be implemented at all. the section is off topic and poorly written from start to finish. and finally, to the anonymous author of the section, i ask you this: is "alt+tab" a function or an application? i think it is a feature of the application called Explorer -- simply neither. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.34.155.184 (talk) 07:09, 12 April 2007 (UTC).
- That is incorrect, there are many similarities between virtual desktops and ZUIs, the expo plugin for compiz-fusion is a great example, look at this clip on youtube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXF-zlcei20&mode=related&search=
--Wafflemou 08:08, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] iPhone
I am not convinced that the iPhone uses a ZUI, it just looks like it uses a zooming animation for its interface. And I can name many occurrences that a zooming animation is used in other things. --Wafflemou 08:16, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Redirect
Searching for ZUI doesn't bring up this page and the article that it directs to (Showtaro Morikubo) lacks a link to this page under the "redirected from" text. Thus if you want to search for this article, you must know the already know what ZUI stands for (most people wouldn't).
--Maikeru Go (talk) 14:26, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Jef Raskin's The Humane Interface, aka "Archy"
Should be mentioned, as a very early example of ZUI. See here for the demo, and elsewhere on that site for more information. -- 207.233.32.18 (talk) 23:27, 18 March 2008 (UTC) (really, User:JesseW/not logged in (but not all the edits from this IP are me))

