look and feel

(operating system)The appearance and function of a program'suser interface. The term is most often applied tographical user interfaces (GUI) but might also be used byextension for a textual command language used to control aprogram.

Look and feel includes such things as the icons used torepresent certain functions such as opening and closing files,directories and application programs and changing the sizeand position of windows; conventions for the meaning ofdifferent buttons on a mouse and keys on the keyboard; andthe appearance and operation of menus.

A user interface with a consistent look and feel isconsidered by many to be an important factor in the ease ofuse of a computer system. The success of the Macintosh user interface was partly due to its consistency.

Because of the perceived importance of look and feel, therehave been several legal actions claiming breech of copyrighton the look and feel of user interfaces, most notably byApple Computer against Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard (which Applelost) and, later, by Xerox against Apple Computer. Such legalaction attempts to force suppliers to make their interfacesinconsistent with those of other vendors' products. This canonly be bad for users and the industry as a whole.

look and feel

The user interface of an operating system, application or Web page. The look refers to how logos, graphics, menus and other elements are laid out on the page. The feel refers to the interactions: the way menus are organized and the way functions are selected and performed (the "method of operation").

Copyright the Look, Not the Feel
There have been two landmark cases regarding the look and feel of software. In the late 1980s, Apple sued Microsoft, claiming that Windows copied the Mac OS look and feel. However, due to a previous licensing agreement between both companies, the case never resulted in a statute, and both parties settled.

In the mid-1990s, Lotus sued Borland, claiming that Borland's Quattro Pro spreadsheet emulated the look and feel of Lotus 1-2-3. Much to the woe of proprietary software vendors, the court decision resolved that although visual elements of the graphical user interface could be copyrighted, the method of operation (menus and functions) could not. See user interface.

单词	look and feel
释义	DictionarySeeuser interface look and feel look and feel (operating system)The appearance and function of a program'suser interface. The term is most often applied tographical user interfaces (GUI) but might also be used byextension for a textual command language used to control aprogram. Look and feel includes such things as the icons used torepresent certain functions such as opening and closing files,directories and application programs and changing the sizeand position of windows; conventions for the meaning ofdifferent buttons on a mouse and keys on the keyboard; andthe appearance and operation of menus. A user interface with a consistent look and feel isconsidered by many to be an important factor in the ease ofuse of a computer system. The success of the Macintosh user interface was partly due to its consistency. Because of the perceived importance of look and feel, therehave been several legal actions claiming breech of copyrighton the look and feel of user interfaces, most notably byApple Computer against Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard (which Applelost) and, later, by Xerox against Apple Computer. Such legalaction attempts to force suppliers to make their interfacesinconsistent with those of other vendors' products. This canonly be bad for users and the industry as a whole. look and feel The user interface of an operating system, application or Web page. The look refers to how logos, graphics, menus and other elements are laid out on the page. The feel refers to the interactions: the way menus are organized and the way functions are selected and performed (the "method of operation"). Copyright the Look, Not the Feel There have been two landmark cases regarding the look and feel of software. In the late 1980s, Apple sued Microsoft, claiming that Windows copied the Mac OS look and feel. However, due to a previous licensing agreement between both companies, the case never resulted in a statute, and both parties settled. In the mid-1990s, Lotus sued Borland, claiming that Borland's Quattro Pro spreadsheet emulated the look and feel of Lotus 1-2-3. Much to the woe of proprietary software vendors, the court decision resolved that although visual elements of the graphical user interface could be copyrighted, the method of operation (menus and functions) could not. See user interface. See LOL Anime Fanboys See LAF
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