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A '''10-foot user interface''' is a software [[user interface]], designed for display on a television set (or similar large screen), with interaction using a regular television-style remote control.
A '''10-foot user interface''' is a software [[graphical user interface]], designed for display on a television set (or similar large screen), with interaction using a regular television-style remote control.


"10 foot" refers to the fact that the interface's elements&mdash;i.e. menus, buttons and so on&mdash;are theoretically large enough to read at a distance of 10 [[Foot (length)|feet]] (approximately 3 [[metre]]s) from the screen. To avoid distractions and to be clearer, 10 foot UIs also tend to be very simple and usually only have the core buttons you require.
"10 foot" refers to the fact that the interface's elements&mdash;i.e. menus, buttons, text [[fonts]], and so on&mdash;are theoretically large enough to easily read at a distance of 10 [[Foot (length)|feet]] (approximately 3 [[metre]]s) from the display, (which in this context is normally a [[television]]). To avoid distractions and to be clearer, 10 foot UIs also tend to be very simple and usually only have the core buttons you require.


Typical examples of 10-foot user interfaces are [[media center]] software applications such as [[Front Row]], [[LinuxMCE]], [[Windows Media Center]] and [[XBMC Media Center]] interfaces.
Typical examples of 10-foot user interfaces are [[media center]] software applications such as [[Front Row]], [[LinuxMCE]], [[Windows Media Center]] and [[XBMC Media Center]] interfaces.


==See also==
* [[Graphical user interface]]
*[[Post-WIMP]] and [[WIMP (computing)|WIMP]] (WIMP stands for "window, icon, menu, pointing device")
*[[Skin (computing)|Skin]]
*[[User interface engineering]]
*[[Human-Machine Interface]]
*[[Live user interface]]
*[[Look and feel]]
*[[Object-oriented user interface]]
*[[Organic User Interface]]
*[[Usability]]
*[[Ergonomics]]
*[[Model-view-controller]]
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=10-foot+UI&i=36892,00.asp 10-foot user interface definition-PC World]


*[http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=10-foot+UI&i=36892,00.asp 10-foot user interface definition-PC World]
 
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Revision as of 12:22, 23 October 2008

LinuxMCE user interface

A 10-foot user interface is a software graphical user interface, designed for display on a television set (or similar large screen), with interaction using a regular television-style remote control.

"10 foot" refers to the fact that the interface's elements—i.e. menus, buttons, text fonts, and so on—are theoretically large enough to easily read at a distance of 10 feet (approximately 3 metres) from the display, (which in this context is normally a television). To avoid distractions and to be clearer, 10 foot UIs also tend to be very simple and usually only have the core buttons you require.

Typical examples of 10-foot user interfaces are media center software applications such as Front Row, LinuxMCE, Windows Media Center and XBMC Media Center interfaces.

See also

References

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