PIG, N. An Animal (_Porcus Omnivorus_) Closely Allied To The Human
Race By The Splendor And Vivacity Of Its Appetite, Which, However, Is
Inferior In Scope,
{WYSIWYG}.
PIG, n. An animal (_Porcus omnivorus_) closely allied to the human
race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite, which, however, is
inferior in scope,
{WYSIWYG}. Visual, `point-and-shoot'-style interfaces tend to
have easy initial learning curves, but also to lack depth; they
often frustrate advanced users who would be better served by a
command-style interface. When this happens, the frustrated user
has a WYSIAYG problem. This term is most often used of editors,
word processors, and document formatting programs. WYSIWYG
`desktop publishing' programs, for example, are a clear win for
creating small documents with lots raveler that is taken seriously.
A Pilgrim Father was one who, leaving Europe in 1620 because not permitted
to sing psalms through his nose, followed it to Massachusetts,
where he could personate God according to the dictates of his conscience.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
