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==UI Conventions== | ==UI Conventions== | ||
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| + | * Keyboard conventions (e.g. cursor) | ||
| + | ** what happens when there's a blinking cursor? what does that mean? | ||
| + | *** a) you can type (ready to accept typing input) | ||
| + | *** b) it will insert characters at the point where the cursor is | ||
| + | *** c) it will backspace/forwarddelete from the cursorpoint | ||
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| + | * Mouse conventions (e.g. arrow/cursor icon change) | ||
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* blinking cursor | * blinking cursor | ||
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* cursor icon changing (e.g., at the edge of a window, to resize; vs on the title bar, to move) | * cursor icon changing (e.g., at the edge of a window, to resize; vs on the title bar, to move) | ||
* window minimize/maximize/resize/restore | * window minimize/maximize/resize/restore | ||
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| + | ==Module 7: Extras== | ||
| + | Status bars, Workspaces ("a second window to look thru"??) | ||
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| + | (Interacting w/ the computer) | ||
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| + | Parts of a UI: | ||
| + | * windows | ||
| + | * menus | ||
| + | * status bar | ||
Latest revision as of 14:19, 27 February 2013
UI Conventions
- Keyboard conventions (e.g. cursor)
- what happens when there's a blinking cursor? what does that mean?
- a) you can type (ready to accept typing input)
- b) it will insert characters at the point where the cursor is
- c) it will backspace/forwarddelete from the cursorpoint
- what happens when there's a blinking cursor? what does that mean?
- Mouse conventions (e.g. arrow/cursor icon change)
- blinking cursor
- three dots (...)
- active/inactive; "focus"
- parent/child
- parent/child windows (incl. dependent vs independent, or tied vs not-tied)
- mouse(cursor) pointer (tip of arrow)
- cursor icon changing (e.g., at the edge of a window, to resize; vs on the title bar, to move)
- window minimize/maximize/resize/restore
Module 7: Extras
Status bars, Workspaces ("a second window to look thru"??)
(Interacting w/ the computer)
Parts of a UI:
- windows
- menus
- status bar