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In computer programming, a '''widget''' (or '''control''') is an interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a [[w:window (computing)|window]] or a [[w:text box|text box]]. Widgets are sometimes qualified as ''virtual'' to distinguish them from their physical counterparts, e.g. [[w:button (computing)|''virtual'' buttons]] that can be clicked with a mouse [[w:cursor (computers)|cursor]], vs. physical [[w:button (control)|buttons]] that can be pressed with a finger. Widgets are often packaged together in [[w:widget toolkit|widget toolkit]]s. Programmers use widgets to build [[GUI]]s (graphical user interfaces). | In computer programming, a '''widget''' (or '''control''') is an interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a [[w:window (computing)|window]] or a [[w:text box|text box]]. Widgets are sometimes qualified as ''virtual'' to distinguish them from their physical counterparts, e.g. [[w:button (computing)|''virtual'' buttons]] that can be clicked with a mouse [[w:cursor (computers)|cursor]], vs. physical [[w:button (control)|buttons]] that can be pressed with a finger. Widgets are often packaged together in [[w:widget toolkit|widget toolkit]]s. Programmers use widgets to build [[GUI]]s (graphical user interfaces). | ||
*see [[w:Widget (computing)|Wikipedia:Widget]] | *see [[w:Widget (computing)|Wikipedia:Widget]] | ||
Revision as of 19:00, 9 November 2006
In computer programming, a widget (or control) is an interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box. Widgets are sometimes qualified as virtual to distinguish them from their physical counterparts, e.g. virtual buttons that can be clicked with a mouse cursor, vs. physical buttons that can be pressed with a finger. Widgets are often packaged together in widget toolkits. Programmers use widgets to build GUIs (graphical user interfaces).
- see Wikipedia:Widget
