Getting close to the problem with object oriented interaction

Abstract

Where have GUIs gone astray - and how might we lead them back to the light? Graphical User Interface have been with us a long time. Many people have written guidelines that attempted to make all applications easy to use. But many say that things are getting harder rather than easier. Users are still having to learn far too much before they can get started. This paper discusses some of the reasons why GUIs may have gone astray. In the wasteland left by the GUI wars there are a few paths emerging. New alliances may lead us to the promised land of simple, easy to use computers. This paper describes the authors view of that promised land.