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. Of course much design is bad. We work with designers and ux people to produce wireframes, colour pallets, font rules, workflows etc, which can all form part of the specification for the programmers.
I would recommend you look seriously at design and don't be afraid of using artistic designers and user experience professionals, I know in the MV world we have all done entry screens for many years, it does not mean we have been doing them right ! -----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 _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
