Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-14 Thread Susan Joslyn
-0500 From: Dawn Wolthuis dw...@tincat-group.com To: U2 Users List u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] UI standards Message-ID: aanlktilkewu6ignmq00lclkm7yytmxcy8susoqzx9...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 What is your target run-time environment

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-13 Thread Susan Joslyn
An immense amount of good information has come from this thread. Thank you to everyone for sharing your insights. But don't stop there if you have more! ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-13 Thread Dawn Wolthuis
What is your target run-time environment? Is it Windows or browsers or a particular browser or Androids or iPhones or ...? --dawn On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Susan Joslyn sjos...@sjplus.com wrote: An immense amount of good information has come from this thread. Thank you to everyone for

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-12 Thread Edward Brown
I've seen the custom look feel developed as a way of gaining product differentiation - something 'shinier' for the demos. But for me, when it comes to developing a non-terminal UI on top of unidata for your typical business application, I would always recommend going with the UI guidelines for

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-12 Thread George Gallen
- boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Edward Brown Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 9:17 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] UI standards I've seen the custom look feel developed as a way of gaining product differentiation - something 'shinier' for the demos. But for me, when it comes

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-12 Thread Symeon Breen
You are right there are accessibility standard esp for internet resources, but no real de facto set of standards for data entry. I suppose this is partly why UX is such a big topic these days. Remember all user interfaces are designed, whether by the programmer as he goes along or by a designer.

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-12 Thread Jeff Schasny
If you are writing MS Windows applications this should be on your bookshelf. A bit dated since it was originally written for Win2K but the design strategies are the same. 500+ pages of how to make a Microsoftian interface Shortened Amazon Link: *http://tinyurl.com/34xa395* Symeon Breen

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-12 Thread Dawn Wolthuis
I have done a lot of reading in this area too, finding some of the best information by googling for HCI (human computer interface) and UX (user experience) sites and blogs. In addition to reading about UI theory, it makes sense to zero in on the particular run-time environment, such as a browser

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-12 Thread Dawn Wolthuis
Sorry for not proof-reading before sending. The possessive ' in its alone is torturous. smiles. --dawn On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:44 AM, Dawn Wolthuis dw...@tincat-group.comwrote: I have done a lot of reading in this area too, finding some of the best information by googling for HCI (human

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-12 Thread Rex Gozar
As far as UI standards for data entry applications are concerned, I recommend Microsoft's User Experience Guidelines as a starting point. Google msdn windows 7 user experience guidelines, navigate to the MSDN page, find the PDF link and download the document. Most business people use Microsoft

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-12 Thread Wols Lists
On 12/07/10 14:26, George Gallen wrote: Keep in mind that fancier, is not always better. First you will need to determine what information you need, then look into UI that gather this type of information. Might not be easy having both, but can you keep both green screen and gui? Gui is

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-12 Thread Tony Gravagno
There are a ton of web pages on UX but it really pays to spend some time in different bookstores, where you'll find material that you don't see online. I've read a lot of books on creating good user interfaces, which may fly in the face of standards. And conversely to all of this, a lot of

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-12 Thread Tony Gravagno
From:Rex Gozar Have your developers read the book GUI Bloopers to avoid stupid GUI layouts. That reminds me: http://webpagesthatsuck.com/ They constantly have new material over many years - you'd think people would learn. It's worth it to spend a lot of time there. Finally, desktop and

Re: [U2] UI standards

2010-07-12 Thread Dan McGrath
is a bad idea. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Rex Gozar Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:38 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] UI standards As far as UI standards for data entry applications