| What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) /wiz'ee-wig/ Describes a user interface for a document preparation system under which changes are represented by displaying a more-or-less accurate image of the way the document will finally appear, e.g. when printed. This is in contrast to one that uses more-or-less obscure commands that do not result in immediate visual feedback. True WYSIWYG in environments supporting multiple fonts or graphics is a a rarely-attained ideal; there are variants of this term to express real-world manifestations including WYSIAWYG (What You See Is *Almost* What You Get) and WYSIMOLWYG (What You See Is More or Less What You Get). All these can be mildly derogatory, as they are often used to refer to dumbed-down interfaces targeted at non-programmers; a hacker has no fear of obscure commands (compare ). On the other hand, was one of the very first WYSIWYG editors, replacing (actually, at first overlaying) the extremely obscure, command-based . See also . (1999-03-03) |
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