Re: [Usability] Standard GUI recipes

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On 12 Jul 2006, at 13:54, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:

> Here's a few examples of things that would benefit from consistent
> design:
> *   library with folders, smart folders, and/or tags
> *   simple boolean filter, as in this case ("all of the following"/
>      "any of the following")
> *   nested boolean filter (and here's one I prepared (much) earlier:
>
> <http://groups.google.com/group/netscape.public.mozilla.mail-news/
> browse_thread/thread/634552115f0a8906/
> 3720f15f2d8d80a1#3720f15f2d8d80a1>)
> *   progress windows (currently a mess in Gnome)
> *   panel applets (is it a button, a menu, or two menus? surprise me!)
> *   In-window text entry errors ("You must enter your name") and
>      warnings ("Choose a longer passphrase for better security")
> *   zoom controls (slider or buttons or menu?)
>
> These are things the HIG currently doesn't cover because they're more
> than one control, but (with the exception of progress windows) less
> than an entire window.

I've had definite plans to work on something like this for a while,  
as part of (or supplemental to) a HIG revamp, and indeed I started  
writing a mini-list of my own likely candidates here:

http://live.gnome.org/HumanInterfaceGuidelines?action=show&redirect=HIG

Feel free to add your own :)

Cheeri,
Calum.

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