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Subject:Re: MS MOS question From:"Steve Arrants" <stephena -at- compbear -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:08:39 -0800
> > Does the book actually offer advice such as "do not
> > redocument WinSpecific UI elements"? Or is it just a
> > "say it this way" guide?
>
> It's the "say it this way" guide -- toolbar vs tool bar, radio button
> versus option button kind of stuff.
>
> You might want to look at "The Windows Interface Guidelines to
> Software Design".
You can also look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnwue/html/welcome.asp
"Official Guidelines for User Interface Developers and Designers" for some
more up-to-date information.
Click on the User Interface Design and Usability topic in the TOC to zero in
on specific information.
steve arrants
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