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List:       freebsd-chat
Subject:    Re: gui design
From:       Rob <drifter () localhost ! net>
Date:       1998-10-01 2:33:08
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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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