Rules and Standards

CAA V5 Webtop Ergonomics Rules

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Technical Article

Webtop Ergonomics Rules

 
1 Interface Components
1.1 Windows
1. Application Window
2. Document Windows
1.2 Menus Not applied
1.3 Toolbars
1. Toolbar Display
2. Toolbar Controls
3. Status Bars
5. Tooltips
6. Standard Toolbars
1.4 Contextual Menus
1. Contextual Menu Contents
2. Contextual Menu for Objects
3. Contextual Menu for Errors
4. Contextual Menu for Toolbars
5. Contextual Menu for Dialog Boxes
6. Contextual Menu for Windows Not applied
1.5 Controls
1. Labels
2. Buttons
3. Check Boxes
4. Radio Buttons
5. Lists
5.1 Single Selection List
5.2 Extented Selection List
5.3 Modifiable List
5.4 Pull Down List
5.5 Multiple Selection List
6. Textfields
7. Counters
8. Sliders
1.6 Secondary Windows
0. Characteristics of Secondary Windows
1. Dialog Boxes
1.1 Dialog Boxes Zones
1.2 Dialog Boxes Layout
1.3 Command Buttons Zone
1.4 Dialog Box Default Button
1.5 Contextual Help
2. Message Boxes
1.7 Trees
1. Tree Presence
2. Tree Position
1.8 Default values and Customization
1. Option Definition Not applied
2. Options Tab Pages Not applied
1.9 Manipulator Robot
1. Presence
2. Unicity
1.10 Power Input Not applied
2 Interaction Techniques
2.1 Dialog
1. Action-Object and Object-Action
2. Dialog between Commands
2.2 Selection
2.3 Editing Operations
1. Edit of an Object
2. Edit of Object Properties
3. Undo and Redo
2.4 Transfert Operations
1. Cut,Copy,Paste
2. Drag and Drop
3 Input Basics
3.1 Mouse
1. Mouse Pointer
2. Primary Button
3. Secondary Button
3.2 Keyboard
1. Access Keys (Mnemonics) Not applied
2. Modifier Keys
3. Shortcut Keys (Shortcuts)
4. Navigation Keys
5. Keyboard Focus
6. Upper Case Input
4 Visual Design
4.1 Design of Visual Elements
1. Visual States for Controls
2. Components Elements Style
4.2 User Interface Text
1. Terminology
2. Font and Size
4.3 Design of Graphic Images
1. Icon Design
2. Visual Design

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History

Version: 1 [Jan 2000] Document created
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