I'm going to sound like a total newb... but what exactly does a GUI do? I looked it up on wikipedia and it tells me:
So if it is just using icons, what purpose does this have with monero; or any other crypto currency for that matter? It seems like a really important factor to a coins success... and even though I've always looked over it for a short while when reading posts, now I would like to fully understand what it is, what it does, and why is it important for monero to have one.
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In computer science, a graphical user interface or GUI, pronounced /ˈɡuːi/ ("gooey")[1] is a type of interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary notation, as opposed to text-based interfaces, typed command labels or text navigation. GUIs were introduced in reaction to the perceived steep learning curve of command-line interfaces (CLIs),[2][3][4] which require commands to be typed on the keyboard.
So if it is just using icons, what purpose does this have with monero; or any other crypto currency for that matter? It seems like a really important factor to a coins success... and even though I've always looked over it for a short while when reading posts, now I would like to fully understand what it is, what it does, and why is it important for monero to have one.
At the moment, to use monero you need to use command line. For many, especially windows and mac users, this is not very intuitive and "easy" thing to do. Its easier to use graphical interface to operate your wallet
The monero designed wallet is here: https://imgur.com/a/ERheR
Its not yet ready.
Its important, because having graphical interface for monero software, would increase its adaptation and use. At the moment, many users avoid it due to being afraid of working with "difficult" command line.
Damn, that finished product looks insanely nice! Going from the original GUI format to that in 1 year is lightning speed fast; so going off of what I've read and can remember off of reddit, the end product will come around next year during summer time? Is there an app with this type of wallet interface being developed as well?
I'm so glad one of my buddies recommended me to xmr... just bought my first 100 xmr tonight and going to be pumping as much extra cash into this as I can easily afford. Hope this endeavor doesn't flop, I've read in a lot of places that it's pretty easy for alt coins to go to dust in a matter of seconds. I don't think this will happen with the support of the xmr community though
Welcome to the party! One of the main things keeping this from going to dust is everyone wanting it to be awesome. So, find a way that you can make monero awesome. It may take a while to figure out what *it* is, but there's probably something your good at that could greatly benefit Monero.