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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: RFC: StyleGuide for Labels? (fwd)
From:       Peter Putzer <pputzer () edu ! uni-klu ! ac ! at>
Date:       2000-07-04 14:11:20
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On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Tom Hoferek wrote:

[snipped]

> I've been through this debate before when writing corporate GUI standards. What I
> have found to work in the past is to define a hierarchy. Some labels are more
> like titles or headings, while others simply identify an option or control, etc.
> I suggest that we identify two levels of label hierarchy and treat the higher
> level with book title capitalization and the lower level sentence style
> capitalization. How about breaking it down like the following excerpt taken from
> a corporate GUI style guide I authored? It would probably apply equally as well
> here. I think Peter suggested something like this (without going into the
> details).

Exactly.
 
> Use either book title capitalization or sentence style capitalization as
> indicated in the lists below.
> 
> Example of Book Title Capitalization
> 
> Example of sentence style capitalization

[snipped actual hierarchy]

> *Tree list items that are representative of items found elsewhere in the system,
> like folders for example, should utilize the capitalization of the represented
> items.

I would apply the same logic to listbox items that represent some entity
within the system.

I agree with everything else.

bye,
Peter

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