feeling stupid, but what's WYSIWYG again ?

daan · 03-01-2003, 10:18 AM

[img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] Confused
I saw WYSIWYG explained as: What You Seek Is What You Get
I always thought it was : What You See Is What You Get

[img]graemlins/angel.gif[/img] Help ?

[ 03-01-2003, 10:19 AM: Message edited by: daan ]

Jorath Calar · 03-01-2003, 11:05 AM

it's see... let me guess you saw the Seek version as a Search engine advert?

daan · 03-01-2003, 11:18 AM

That would have been fitting, but no, it was in another thread in the BG 2 Forum [img]smile.gif[/img]

Paladin2000 · 03-01-2003, 02:26 PM

Well...in the old lotus-1-2-3, WYSIWYG means: What You See IS What You Get. The older versions do not have an accurate previews so printing out sheets is a matter of guessing. But with the WYSIWYG version, the correct previews on the screen is 99% accurate of the final printout.

Timber Loftis · 03-01-2003, 04:32 PM

In Warhammer 40K WYSIWYG means what you see is what you get. If you're fielding a space marine in terminator armor with a psychic hood and a force rod the miniature needs to reflect the wargear the model is supposed to be carrying.

That's the only place I've ever heard the term, which is pronounces "wissy-wig"

Yorick · 03-01-2003, 04:40 PM

The irony is that what you see is not what you get with an acronym.

Sir Krustin · 03-01-2003, 04:42 PM

WYSIWYG originated with desktop publishing applications, soon transferred over to desktop productivity software such as word processors.

WYSIWYG is absolutely essential in DTP, so you don't have to keep running off proofs to see how your work is progressing.

Vedran · 03-01-2003, 05:50 PM

Heh, sorry to confuse you, daan

.

Alan_Sephiroth asked for events in BG2, and we explained it. He got what he sought, and he found it too confusing and yelled.
I altered that acronym to fit the situation, just a silly pun

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skywalker · 03-01-2003, 06:08 PM

Hmmmm. I always thought "What you see is what you get!" was a line from Flip Wilson dressed as Geraldine on the Flip Wilson Show.

Anyone know what Flip is doing these days?

Mark

daan · 03-01-2003, 06:08 PM

Damn you for playing with a non-native speaker !!
Hey ..wait .. you're not a native speaker either !
You're making fun of your own kind .. ack ! the utter cruelty of it all !

03-01-2003, 10:18 AM	#1
daan Silver Dragon Join Date: August 25, 2001 Location: - Age: 38 Posts: 1,644	[img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] Confused I saw WYSIWYG explained as: What You Seek Is What You Get I always thought it was : What You See Is What You Get [img]graemlins/angel.gif[/img] Help ? [ 03-01-2003, 10:19 AM: Message edited by: daan ] __________________ <strong> Odi et Amo. Quare id faciam facisse requires ? Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior </strong><br /><br /><strong> Amantem cogit amare magis, sed bene velle minus </strong>

03-01-2003, 11:18 AM	#3
daan Silver Dragon Join Date: August 25, 2001 Location: - Age: 38 Posts: 1,644	That would have been fitting, but no, it was in another thread in the BG 2 Forum [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ <strong> Odi et Amo. Quare id faciam facisse requires ? Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior </strong><br /><br /><strong> Amantem cogit amare magis, sed bene velle minus </strong>

03-01-2003, 02:26 PM	#4
Paladin2000 Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: February 19, 2002 Location: Your guess is as good as mine. Age: 52 Posts: 1,728	Well...in the old lotus-1-2-3, WYSIWYG means: What You See IS What You Get. The older versions do not have an accurate previews so printing out sheets is a matter of guessing. But with the WYSIWYG version, the correct previews on the screen is 99% accurate of the final printout. __________________ (This is an invisible sig.)

03-01-2003, 04:32 PM	#5
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	In Warhammer 40K WYSIWYG means what you see is what you get. If you're fielding a space marine in terminator armor with a psychic hood and a force rod the miniature needs to reflect the wargear the model is supposed to be carrying. That's the only place I've ever heard the term, which is pronounces "wissy-wig" __________________

03-01-2003, 04:40 PM	#6
Yorick Very Mad Bird Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam) Age: 52 Posts: 9,246	The irony is that what you see is not what you get with an acronym. __________________ http://www.hughwilson.com

03-01-2003, 11:05 AM	#2
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	it's see... let me guess you saw the Seek version as a Search engine advert?

03-01-2003, 04:42 PM	#7
Sir Krustin Symbol of Cyric Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Peterborough, ON, CANADA Age: 60 Posts: 1,394	WYSIWYG originated with desktop publishing applications, soon transferred over to desktop productivity software such as word processors. WYSIWYG is absolutely essential in DTP, so you don't have to keep running off proofs to see how your work is progressing. __________________ If I say \"Eject!\" and you say \"Huh?\" - you\'ll be talking to yourself! - Maj. Bannister, <b>Steel Tiger</b>

03-01-2003, 05:50 PM	#8
Vedran Lord Soth Join Date: July 28, 2002 Location: Sisak, Croatia Age: 39 Posts: 1,930	Heh, sorry to confuse you, daan . Alan_Sephiroth asked for events in BG2, and we explained it. He got what he sought, and he found it too confusing and yelled. I altered that acronym to fit the situation, just a silly pun . __________________ Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, adhuc dulcius pro patria vivere. (It is sweet and glorius to die for one's homeland, even sweeter to live for it) Horatio

03-01-2003, 06:08 PM	#9
skywalker Banned User Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: VT, USA Age: 63 Posts: 3,097	Hmmmm. I always thought "What you see is what you get!" was a line from Flip Wilson dressed as Geraldine on the Flip Wilson Show. Anyone know what Flip is doing these days? Mark

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