Virtual desktop — For software that creates a virtualized environment between the computer platform and its operating system, see Virtual machine. For virtual machines running desktop environments, see Desktop virtualization. OpenSUSE 10.2 s implementation of… … Wikipedia
Enlightenment (window manager) — Enlightenment Enlightenment DR17 D … Wikipedia
Graphical user interface — Screenshot of KDE Plasma Desktop GUI. A screenshot of the GNOME Shell GUI … Wikipedia
Shell (computing) — A shell is a piece of software that provides an interface for users of an operating system which provides access to the services of a kernel. However, the term is also applied very loosely to applications and may include any software that is… … Wikipedia
Interface metaphor — An Interface metaphor is a set of user interface visuals, actions and procedures that exploit specific knowledge that users already have of other domains. The purpose of the interface metaphor is to give the user instantaneous knowledge about how … Wikipedia
Voicemail — (also known as voice mail, voice message, or voice bank) is a computer based system that allows users and subscribers to exchange personal voice messages; to select and deliver voice information; and to process transactions relating to… … Wikipedia
Desktop environment — In graphical computing, a desktop environment (DE) commonly refers to a style of graphical user interface (GUI) derived from the desktop metaphor that is seen on most modern personal computers.[1] These GUIs help the user in easily accessing,… … Wikipedia
X Window System — X11 redirects here. For other uses, see X11 (disambiguation). A historical example of graphical user interface and applications common to the MIT X Consortium s distribution running under the twm window manager: X Terminal, Xbiff, xload and a… … Wikipedia
Compositing window manager — Compiz showing the desktop cube effect in Ubuntu. A compositing window manager is a type of window manager. A window manager is software that draws a graphical user interface on a computer display – it positions windows, draws additional elements … Wikipedia
Dock (Mac OS X) — Dock Screenshot of the 3D dock in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. The small light blue dot under the Finder at the far left indicates that it is active … Wikipedia