Visually distinguish elements that behave differently.
Visually communicate function and behavior.
Take things away until the design breaks, then put that last thing back in.
Visually show what; textually tell which.
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Obey standards unless there is a truly superior alternative.
Consistency doesn’t imply rigidity.
Chapter 17
Managing disks and files is not a user goal.
Save documents and settings automatically.
Put files where users can find them.
Disks are a hack, not a design feature.
Chapter 18
An error may not be your fault, but it’s your responsibility.
Audit, don’t edit.
Chapter 19
Rich visual feedback is the key to successful direct manipulation.
Support both mouse and keyboard use for navigation and selection tasks.
Use cursor hinting to show the meanings of meta-keys.
Single-click selects data or an object or changes the control state.
Mouse-down over an object or data should select the object or data.
Mouse-down over controls means propose action; mouse-up means commit to action.
Visually communicate pliancy.
Use cursor hinting to indicate pliancy.
The selection state should be visually evident and unambiguous.
Drop candidates must visually indicate their receptivity.
The drag cursor must visually identify the source object.
Any scrollable drag-and-drop target must auto-scroll.
Debounce all drags.
Any program that demands precise alignment must offer a vernier.
Chapter 20
A dialog box is another room; have a good reason to go there.
Provide functions in the window where they are used.
The utility of any interaction idiom is context-dependent.
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A multitude of control-laden dialog boxes doth not a good user interface make.
Use links for navigation, and buttons or butcons for action.
Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.
Never scroll text horizontally.
Use bounded controls for bounded input.
Use noneditable (display) controls for output-only text.
Chapter 22
Use menus to provide a pedagogic vector.
Disable menu items when they are not applicable.
Use consistent visual symbols on parallel command vectors.
Chapter 23
Toolbars provide experienced users fast access to frequently used functions.
Use ToolTips with all toolbar and iconic controls.
Chapter 24
Put primary interactions in the primary window.
Dialogs are appropriate for functions that are out of the main interaction flow.
Dialogs are appropriate for organizing controls and information about a single domain object or application function.
Use verbs in function dialog title bars.
Use object names in property dialog title bars.
Visually differentiate modeless dialogs from modal dialogs.
Use consistent terminating commands for modeless dialog boxes.
Don’t dynamically change the labels of terminating buttons.
Inform the user when the application is unresponsive.
Never use transitory dialogs as error messages or confirmations.
All interaction idioms have practical limits.
Don’t stack tabs.
Chapter 25
Error message boxes stop the proceedings with idiocy and should be avoided.
Make errors impossible.
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Users get humiliated when software tells them they failed.
Do, don’t ask.
Make all actions reversible.
Provide modeless feedback to help users avoid mistakes.
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Offer shortcuts from the Help menu.
Offer users a gallery of ready-to-use templates.
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NUMERICS
Adobe Lightroom
37signals, Writeboard, 347
alignment to grid system, 297
3D object manipulation, 415–420
Develop view, 431, 432
sidebars, 514–515
A
Adobe Photoshop
abandoning changes in document, 361
Brightness & Contrast dialog box,
Ableton Live, 257, 462, 471
430–431
abstraction, 84
confirmation dialog box, 543–544
accelerator, 490–491, 555
marquee, 397
access key, 491–492
modal tools and, 409–410
accountability and data entry, 371
modeless feedback in, 209
action, 122, 409
navigating between palette controls in,
active validation, 464
235–236
activity
Navigator palette, 241
experience level of people performing, 42
previews, 314
television-based interfaces and, 196–197
Variations interface, 31
user goals compared to, 15–16
aesthetic appeal and grid system, 299
Activity Theory, 15
aesthetic-usability effect, 307
Activity-Centered Design, 15
affordance, 282–2
85
adaptive menu, 486–487
AirSet Desktop Sync, 541
additive selection, 393
alert dialog box, 539–541
address book, 36–37
Alexander, Christopher
adjacent panes, 233, 234, 428, 429
architectural patterns and, 22, 157
Adobe Fireworks, 133, 514
A Pattern Language, 156
Adobe Illustrator
The Timeless Way of Building, 156
color mixer and swatches area, 235
alignment of visual elements, 296–299
error message dialog box, 229
Alto system, 423–424
modal tools and, 410
Amazon.com breadcrumb display, 241
sketches and, 133
animation, 316
annotated scrollbar, 242
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anticipating human need, 253
attribute-based retrieval, 327–330,
AOL, 435
332–333
Apple. See also Mac OS X
audible feedback, 193, 198, 547–549
iPhoto, 351
audible interface, designing for, 199
iPod, 91, 206
auditing, editing compared to, 371–374
iPod Shuffle, 205–206
AutoCorrect feature (Microsoft Word),
iTunes, 181, 351, 524
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