Chapter 10: GUI Development: The Mad Lib Program

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Overview

So far, all the programs you've seen have used plain old text to interact with the user. But there are more sophisticated ways to present and accept information. A graphical user interface (GUI) provides a visual way for a user to interact with the computer. The most popular home operating systems all employ a GUI, making user interactions simpler and more consistent. In this chapter, you'll learn to create GUIs. Specifically, you'll learn to do the following:

• Work with a GUI toolkit

• Create and fill frames

• Create and use buttons

• Create and use text entries and text boxes

• Create and use check buttons

• Create and use radio buttons