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A software wizard or setup assistant is a user interface type that presents a user with a sequence of dialog boxes that lead the user through a series of well-defined steps. Tasks that are complex, infrequently performed or unfamiliar may be easier to perform using a wizard.
History[edit]
Before the 1990s, 'wizard' was a common term for a technical expert, somewhat akin to 'hacker.'[1]
When developing the first version of its desktop publishing software, Microsoft Publisher, around 1991, Microsoft wanted to let users with no graphic design skill make documents that still looked good. Publisher was targeted at non-professionals, and Microsoft figured that, no matter what tools the program had, users wouldn't know what to do with them. Publisher's 'Page Wizards' instead provided a set of forms to produce a complete document layout, based on a professionally designed template, which could then be manipulated with the standard tools.[2]
Wizards had been in development at Microsoft for several years before Publisher, notably for Microsoft Access, which wouldn't ship until November 1992. Wizards were intended to learn from how someone used a program and anticipate what they may want to do next, guiding them through more complex sets of tasks by structuring and sequencing them. They also served to teach the product by example. As early as 1989, Microsoft discussed using voice and talking heads as guides, but multimedia-capable hardware was not yet widespread.[3]
The feature spread quickly to other applications. In 1992, Excel 4.0 for Mac introduced wizards for tasks like building crosstab tables,[4] and Windows later used wizards for tasks like printer or Internet configuration.[2] By 2001, wizards had become commonplace in most consumer-oriented operating systems, although not always under the name 'wizard.'
On the Mac OS, starting with tools like the Setup Assistant introduced in Mac OS 8.0, similar tools were (and still are) referred to as 'assistants' (this is not to be confused with the 'Assist' feature which was on the Apple Newton). The 'Setup Assistant' is run when the Macintosh starts up out of the box or after a fresh installation, and a similar process also takes place on Apple iOS. Aside from first time setup, other assistants like the 'Network Setup Assistant' are similar to the Windows 'New Connection Wizard.' GNOME also refers to its wizards as 'assistants'.
Today, a wizard-like experience is often used to 'onboard' users the first time they open an app.[5] Many web applications, for instance online booking sites, make use of the wizard paradigm to complete lengthy interactive processes. Oracle Designer also uses wizards extensively. The Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications (Version 3.0) urges technical writers to refer to these assistants as 'wizards' and to use lowercase letters.
Example[edit]
The following screenshots show the installation wizard for Kubuntu 12.04, a free and open-sourceoperating system. The wizard consists of seven steps. By the end of the step seven, the operation will be completed.
Kubuntu 12.04 setup, step 2 (Prepare)
Kubuntu 12.04 setup, step 3 (Disk Setup)
Kubuntu 12.04 setup, step 4 (Time Zone)
Kubuntu 12.04 setup, step 5 (Keyboard)
Kubuntu 12.04 setup, step 6 (User Info)
Kubuntu 12.04 setup, step 7 (Install)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Origin of the term 'wizard' in computing'. English Language & Usage Stack Exchange. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ ab'For 10 Years, Microsoft Publisher Helps Small Business Users 'Do More Than They Thought They Could' Stories'. Stories. 2001-10-15. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^Johnston, Stuart J. (August 5, 1991). ''Wizards' make Microsoft applications smarter'. InfoWorld.
- ^'Introducing Microsoft Excel 4.0. It's the sum total of seven years of success'. MacUser (Advertisement). November 1992.
- ^'An intro to user onboarding, part 1 - InVision Blog'. InVision Blog. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
External links[edit]
- Wizards — Microsoft Windows Dev Center
- Wizards — Eclipse User Interface Guidelines
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wizard_(software)&oldid=1008701356'
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Comment by mymy379
Excellent guide! All the basic info conveniently placed in 1 place (instead of digging through wowpedia pages like I normally do), in an easy to read format.Also, Macro Menu can be accessed with just '/m' for maximum lazyness :P
Edit: Just noticed the guide is missing some specialized conditionals, full list can be found here, in addition to links already present at the bottom of the guide.
Comment by bleuwolfe
thank you thank you THANK YOU for this guide, you have no idea how long I've been wanting one so I can make up my own (working!) macros instead of having to search for someone else posting one for something I want to do.And anyone who's never tried a macro should really give it a spin, they make life so much easier :)
Comment by Aprune
Nice guide, but missing some elements :- Could explain the meaning of brackets, especially the consecutive ones. Same for the use of consecutive options, separated with a semicolon.
- Missing the form condition, which is greatly useful for Druids (but for Shadow Priests too, and Warriors if stances are getting back)
- One error though : pet - true if the player has no pet currently.
should be the other way around.
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/focus command does not work in the current Classic patchComment by Aerynsun8449
I have been trying to get the nodead to work with /target with no success. I've tried;/target Shadow Panther
/target Shadow Panther
/target Shadow Panther
Everything I try targets the Shadow Panther I just killed. How do I get it to ignore the dead ones?
Comment by ArxonHavenloft
So is there a way in Classic to format a Talisman of Ephemeral Power macro in this manner:?:-If Cooldown(TOEP) = 0
then /Use TOEP
else /Cast ShadowBolt(Rank 9).
Comment by kelitaur
Can an 'instant' from the Heart of Azeroth neck piece be macro'd?Comment by EatFish
Hi Lovely guideI tried and tried.. but no cigar-
Any chance anyone could help me out with a macro for my rouge=?
I tried to make a countdown macro for using my Shroud of Concealment, but alas no luck.
no problem in getting.
/s Shroud up
/cast Shroud of Concealment
to work
But I cannot get a countdown timer to say when shroud is running out.
I do not want an addon for just this.
In advance.
Thanks for any help/suggestions
Comment by Boondoggles
/cast ' is doing.
In another comment, someone asked about having multiple sets of brackets, semicolons, etc. I will try to explain that here:
/use spell1; spell2;spell3;spell4
- In any set of 'conditions', you are looking at an all-or-nothing. In the case of 'moreconditions', spell2 will only be /used if ALL of the 'moreconditions' are met.
- Inside a 'set of conditions'/square-brackets, you can view the commas as the word 'AND'. E.g. '/use Rejuvenation' essentially means 'use rejuvenation @ a-target-if-I-have-one AND I can help said target'
- However, spell1 has two sets of conditions, which is essentially two chances at an 'all-or-nothing', or in logical/coding terms, an 'or'. If either 'setofconditions' is evaluated to 'true', or 'anothersetofconditions' is evaluated to true, spell1 will be /used, otherwise, it will go on to check further into the macro
- The semicolons can be largely viewed as 'else' or 'else if'... in the example above, the macro is going to always/eventually try 'else spell4' if all of the previous conditionals in the same line had failed
tl;dr if there multiple sets of without semicolons before a spell/item/whatever name, it is saying if ANY of these are true, do the thing, otherwise a semicolon denotes an 'else' or 'else if', indicating a new set of evaluations will commence for the next (IF ANY!) conditions
In another comment, someone asked about having multiple sets of brackets, semicolons, etc. I will try to explain that here:
/use spell1; spell2;spell3;spell4
- In any set of 'conditions', you are looking at an all-or-nothing. In the case of 'moreconditions', spell2 will only be /used if ALL of the 'moreconditions' are met.
- Inside a 'set of conditions'/square-brackets, you can view the commas as the word 'AND'. E.g. '/use Rejuvenation' essentially means 'use rejuvenation @ a-target-if-I-have-one AND I can help said target'
- However, spell1 has two sets of conditions, which is essentially two chances at an 'all-or-nothing', or in logical/coding terms, an 'or'. If either 'setofconditions' is evaluated to 'true', or 'anothersetofconditions' is evaluated to true, spell1 will be /used, otherwise, it will go on to check further into the macro
- The semicolons can be largely viewed as 'else' or 'else if'... in the example above, the macro is going to always/eventually try 'else spell4' if all of the previous conditionals in the same line had failed
tl;dr if there multiple sets of without semicolons before a spell/item/whatever name, it is saying if ANY of these are true, do the thing, otherwise a semicolon denotes an 'else' or 'else if', indicating a new set of evaluations will commence for the next (IF ANY!) conditions
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