point-and-drool interface

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point-and-drool interface - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  point-and-drool interface
  point-and-grunt interface
  
     <abuse> (Or "point-and-grunt interface") A parody of
     "point-and-shoot interface", describing a windows, icons,
     and mouse-based (WIMP) graphical user interface.  The
     implication, of course, is that such an interface is only
     suitable for idiots.
  
     See for the rest of us, WIMP, drool-proof paper.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (2000-08-08)
  

point-and-drool interface - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  point-and-drool interface
   n.
  
     Parody of the techspeak term point-and-click interface, describing a
     windows, icons, and mouse-based interface such as is found on the
     Macintosh. The implication, of course, is that such an interface is
     only suitable for idiots. See for the rest of us, WIMP environment
     , Macintrash, drool-proof paper. Also point-and-grunt
     interface.