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chapter 3

the interaction
extras
more about widgets
understanding and choosing
widgets

widgets - bits that make the GUI


what do they do
what are they good for
one-by-one WIMP elements

widgets - bits that make the GUI

what do they do

what are they good for


widgets?

individual items on a GUI screen ...


checkboxes, menus, toolbars, buttons etc.

three aspects:
appearance - what they look like
interaction - how they behave
semantics - what they mean
appearance
appearance includes words

verbs - action words


quit, exit, embolden, italicise
adjectives - description/state words
bold, italic
nouns - usually as a form of description
Times New Roman, US Letter
beware of mixes
embolden + italic !!?!
behaviour

Move mouse over button


highlights
Move mouse off target with
button still down
highlight removed
Release mouse
nothing happens
behaviour ctd.

some bits the toolkit does for you


but is it right?
some you control
e.g. drawing, interactions between widgets
beware timing issues
e.g. large selections under Windows apps.
semantics

menus, buttons,
, etc.

do things

lets make it bold italic


YOU say what it means

semantics usually up to you


although widgets may link direct to
database
even then, you say what links

think separately:
meaning first - what you want it to do
then appearance - how you do it

choose the widget for the job


what do you want?

actions
usually menu, buttons, or toolbar
setting state/options
usually checkbox, radio button, combi-box
but
menus can be used to set state etc. ...
how many?

one of several options


radio buttons, selection menu
zero, one or more options
checkbox, multi-choice menu
free choice
offer recent/typical shortcuts
one line text boxes often terrible!
and more ...

number
fixed e.g. bold, italic, underline
variable e.g. font list
scolling through telephone list
liveness
grey out inactive options
dynamic interactions
some choices dependent on others

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