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.
If your using a gui interface, using drop down boxes/radio buttons to standardize selections is best and text when least possible. Keeping in mind that switching from keyboard to mouse and back really slows entry down. Funny, how we all hate the green screen entry, but at the same time, writing a UI, esp a GUI to do the same thing as easier/faster as the green screen is very difficult. Just because the UI may be outdated with current "looks", doesn't make it obsolete or non-functional. to the OP, why not involve in the users on what they would like, or how they think the current interface could be improved to suit them better. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:u2-users- > [email protected]] 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 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 the target platform. There's nothing worse (imo) than > non-standard interfaces - they as often as not look clunky when they're > first developed and quickly fall behind as the operating system is > updated, as we're seeing now with xp/vista/win7 and to a lesser extent > Mac, Linux etc. > > Ed > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Joslyn > Sent: 12 July 2010 13:33 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [U2] UI standards > > Good morning. > > > > In developing a new user interface - how have you folks established > standards? > > > > When I google around I find an immense amount of information. > Accessibility > standards. Industry standards. And many games and applications have > published their standards - how to make your software look like theirs > so > your users are already familiar. I don't see as many published > standards > regarding data entry screens. (But I am still plowing through > thousands > of > search results!) Still many of these standards are personal choice. Or > in > some cases far to the opposite extreme - you can find psychological > studies > about what colors to use, for example. > > > > If you set standards on a previous interface and now move to another - > how > much do you want to stick to your standards for consistency and > compatibility and how much do you want to break out and show-off that > this > is, after all, a new interface? > > > > Obviously there are technical limitations - with the new stuff, always. > But > what about design decisions you made based on previous limitations - > and > now > those limitations are lifted!? How crazy do you go? What do users > really > want? (Now there is something to ponder!) > > > > Any thoughts, ideas, references and discussion on this topic from > anyone? > > > > Susan > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------- > This e-mail and any attachment(s), is confidential and may be legally > privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the > addressee, dissemination, copying or use of this e-mail or any of its > content is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended > recipient please inform the sender immediately and destroy the e-mail, > any attachment(s) and any copies. All liability for viruses is excluded > to the fullest extent permitted by law. It is your responsibility to > scan or otherwise check this email and any attachment(s). Unless > otherwise stated (i) views expressed in this message are those of the > individual sender (ii) no contract may be construed by this e-mail. > Emails may be monitored and you are taken to consent to this > monitoring. > > Civica Services Limited, Company No. 02374268; Civica UK Limited, > Company No. 01628868 > Both companies are registered in England and Wales and each has its > registered office at 2 Burston Road, Putney, London, SW15 6AR. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
