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You asked the question in the typography category, about the computer phenomenon of 'what you see is what you get'.
Before WYSIWYG, printed results on a page never looked like the video screen text. This made printing a rather unsettling exercise, since you were forced to adjust the text by trial and error. All typesetting for printing in magazines, newspapers and so forth was done by workers using machines called Linotypes. These machines functioned like typewriters, but set metal plates with type, which were then photographed, turned into photographic negatives, and then printed on industrial, commercial printers.
With the announcement of PostScript and the first typesetting product based on it, PageMaker from Aldus Corporation in the mid 1980s, a page designer could control the type style, leading, margins and more just by dragging 'edges' of type on an image visible on a computer monitor.
Then, using a PostScript printer, the page designer could produce photographic negatives from imagesetters, a type of computer printer. These negatives were then sent to the industrial printers for paper print production.
WYSIWYG made desktop publishing possible, and over time eliminated the need for both Linotype machines and the enormous photographic setups required to produce printing negatives.
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WySIWYG STAnds for?
What You See Is What You Get
Why is writer called a WYSIWYG program?
WYSIWYG stands for "what you see is what you get." Word is a WYSIWYG word processing program because your printed document will look the same as it does on the screen. With older word processors, this was not always the case.
What dose wysiwyg mean?
Denoting the representation of text on screen in a form exactly corresponding to its appearance on a printout.
When did WYSIWYG come out from Microsoft?
WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) was popularized on the Flip Wilson TV program when erratic character Geraldine wanted to make a "flip" answer that you had to accept her for the way that she was. Later with the introduction of the desktop computer a program called Bravo from Xerox Parc for the Alto introduced the concept that the appearance of the document on the screen represented the way that it would look when it was printed.
How is a link inserted?
I assume you mean HTML, which is written as: <a href="http://www.example.com">Click Here</a> Other text or WYSIWYG programs usually have links as menu bar options.
What does wysiwyg stand for in computer form?
wysiwyg = What You See Is What You Get
What does WYSIW stand for?
A computer acronym "WYSIWYG" is short for "What You See Is What You Get".
What type of program would allow Adriana to see what she is creating rather than just code?
w
When was WYSIWYG Film Festival created?
WYSIWYG Film Festival was created in 1999.
What do WYSIWYG AND GUI stand for?
WYSIWYG is a common acronym for "What you see is what you get". GUI stands for "Graphical User Interface"
WySIWYG STAnds for?
What You See Is What You Get
Who coined WYSIWYG?
someone
Does the term WYSIWYG saves you the most time when keying a document?
WYSIWYG helps you save most of your when keying in a document.
What actors and actresses appeared in WYSIWYG - 1992?
The cast of WYSIWYG - 1992 includes: Julie Dawn Cole as Maz Andrew Lee Potts as Phillip Clive Mantle as Globyool Nick Wilton as Wysiwyg
Why is it important to know the meaning of acronym WYSIWYG?
WYSIWYG is an acronym for "What You See Is What You Get". It's good to know this for texting and for dating apps.
Why is writer called a WYSIWYG program?
WYSIWYG stands for "what you see is what you get." Word is a WYSIWYG word processing program because your printed document will look the same as it does on the screen. With older word processors, this was not always the case.
What is the purpose of adobe dreamwaver?
Dreamweaver is a hybrid WYSIWYG and code-based web design and development application. It's made so that non-coders can create web pages and sites.
