User interface style conventions

User interface style conventions

Industry guidelines

What makes a good user interface?

GUI design methodology

GUI design elements
    Action message
    Cascade menu
    Checkbox
    Close
        Characteristics
    Default action
    Default button
    Default value
    Dialog box
        Characteristics
        Types of dialog boxes
    Error dialog
        Characteristics
    Feedback
        Visible feedback
    Highlighting
    Information message
    Labels
    List box
        Main screen lists
        Mover/copy lists
    Menu bar
    Message
        Kinds of messages
        Characteristics
    Push button
    Progress indicator
    Radio button
    Refresh
        Characteristics
    Shortcut Keys
    Tool bar
        Rules for usage
        Types of tool bar buttons
        Localization
    View
        Characteristics
    Warning message

CHARM interface guidelines
    Navigation
        Keyboard mapping rules
        <Tab> groups
        Accelerators and mnemonics
        Editing keys
        Keyboard mappings
    Selection
        Single select lists
        Multiple-select lists
        Drop-down lists (option menus & combo boxes)
        Toggle buttons
        Selection highlighting
    Window components
        Dialog clients (no menu bar)
        Highlighting
        Dialog window overlapping for highlighting