GUI - GUI Editors Module Overview

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GUI Editors Module Overview

 

 

Your family has asked you to create a Family Reunion Website to provide details about the upcoming event. You are already working on three website projects and do not have time to code the site using HTML. What options are available to meet this demand? This module will provide you with web building options that permit web designers to use drag-n-drop options for structuring and designing a website. You will also discover additional options that are available to build a site using a GUI Editor.

 

Essential Questions

  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a GUI Editor?
  • Is the concept of WYSIWYG a reality? Explain.
  • What security issues are involved with using a GUI Editor?

 

Key Terms

  1. Code view - displays the HTML code which can be altered by the web designer.
  2. Command-line interface - process where users type memorized commands to run programs and accomplish tasks.
  3. Design view - provides a view of what the web page will look like when seen in a browser.
  4. Graphical user interface - provides a way to point and click a mouse to select menu options.
  5. User interface - the combination of hardware and software that helps people and computers communicate with each other.
  6. WYSIWYG - abbreviation for "What you see is what you get" and pronounced as "wiz-ee-wig". WYSIWYG editors permit users to edit text and graphics based on a form resembling the finished product.

 

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