Re: User Interface Answers

FROM : Marco Scheurer
DATE : Thu Nov 21 12:58:25 2002

On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 06:01 AM, <email_removed> wrote:

> So, I hope this helps some of the arguments we have been having, and
> that I
> did not misunderstand John's explanation. For the near term, I will be
> compiling a list between now and MacWorld of common Toolbar
> commands/artwork
> that we, as developers, could use:
>
> My list of asked for Toolbar item as it stands (with help from several
> people):
>
> Address
> Attach
> Back
> Bigger
> Burn
> Colors
Already available (NSToolbarShowColorsItemIdentifier)

> Computer
> Connect
> Customize Toolbar
Already available (NSToolbarCustomizeToolbarItemIdentifier)

> Delete
> Disconnect
> Eject
> Favorites
> Find
> Flag
> Fonts
Already available (NSToolbarShowFontsItemIdentifier)

> Forward
> Get Info
> Help
> Home
> iDisk
> Junk
> Make Plain Text
> Make Rich Text

> New
> New Document
> New Folder
I'm not in favor of these 3

> Path
> Preferences

> Save As
> Save As Draft
> Save As Text
and not in favor of these 3

> Send
> Smaller
> Trash

In addition, I think that a lot of the Preferences icons could and
should be reused. For instance, if your application has a "Sound"
preference, it does make sense to use the same "Sound" icon as Apple.
These also are kind of toolbar icons: for use in your preference window
toolbar.

I would particulary need:
General
Sound
Display
Accounts
Network
Internet

but I can imagine that many others could be needed as well.

To preserve the meaning of all these icons I think that the guideline
should be that they can be reused only with their original name. That
would prevent someone using the "Universal Access" icon to mean "add a
user" as is feared in the current UI guideline book.

Marco Scheurer
Sen:te, Lausanne, Switzerland    http://www.sente.ch
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