Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 22:33:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Rob <drifter@localhost.net> To: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch> Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, Nicholas Charles Brawn <ncb05@uow.edu.au>, freebsd chat <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: gui design Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809302220440.17274-100000@localhost.net> In-Reply-To: <36125D68.E4E75C02@pipeline.ch>
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On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Andre Oppermann wrote:
[ SNIP ]
>
> Another good book I can recommend is the "Indigo Magic User Interface
> Guidelines" from Silicon Graphics. I don't know if that is online and
> my version is almost three years old. This guide gives an good overview
> and step-by-step instructions on how to build a GUI for an application.
>
> The two most important rules are:
>
> 1. place the stuff where is belongs (don't put "Options" under "View"
> like in IE, put it under "Edit" like in Netscape)
Actually, this might not go over real well with people, but I don't
see how either "Edit" or "View" have anything to do with options (save
"Edit those Options" or "Options that affect your View"). Putting
"Options" on the MAIN title bar -- even if "that's not how it's done,"
makes sense to me (seems more intuitive).
Besides, there's plenty of room up there usually. Also,
though I understand the arguments about "consistency," in some cases
I don't think it really helps to force "File" and "Edit" on those few
applications where that doesn't make any sense ("Files" for a Game with no
file saving options? ).
One last annoyance: main menu items like "File" that just have one
item underneath it "Quit"...
Oh, well
Just thought I get that off my chest :)
-Rob
>
> 2. Only one way to the setting/option (not three or more like in
> Outlook)
>
> -snip-
> --
> Andre
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