RE: Terminology for web page elements

["Joe Malin" <jmalin -at- tuvox -dot- com>]

I don't think that a standard for web pages exists. I see that most
documentation uses Windows-like nomenclature for controls, but page
regions are another story.

I worked at Oracle, which had a usability standards department that
defined these regions. I think it's a good standard, most of all because
Oracle tries to enforce it with reviews and software tools. However,
it's only good for Oracle.

If your company does a lot of web pages and has a consistent style for
them, you may need to come up with a standard naming convention. I
probably have to do the same for a project I'm working on.

Joe

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Subject: Terminology for web page elements

Hi, all:

I looked through the archives and Google, and didn't find what I was
hoping for, so I thought I'd check in with you .

I'm looking for a resource that shows the names of typical web page
elements. I'm looking for names that I can use for end-user
instructions. I've got the MS Manual of Style, ed. 3, and it has two
screen shots that very cursorarily label web page elements. I was hoping
to find something more comprehensive. 

For example, I may need to tell them to click a certain button in a
certain section of the page, but I don't want to say "Click the Send
button in the left hand corner on the bottom of the page." -- too wordy.

I work for a large company where there is no style guide on this matter.

Can anyone help?

Patrice


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