meta user
network profile
| bio | website | |
|---|---|---|
| location | ||
| age | ||
| visits | member for | 10 months |
| seen | 7 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 6 |
|
May 3 |
comment |
How should keyboard mnemonics be localized? @JohnGB aaah, I see what you mean. I didn't know about the V referring to "into" ;) But I think what Peter Tseng meant with "mnemonic" was the same meaning as in many GUI framework (e.g. Swing). It is maybe a bit technical here and may not be used to retain information, but rather for quick keyboard navigation: in this case, the term "mnemonic" would refer to the letter underlined in menus, forms, etc.. Maybe Peter Tseng can enlighten us about it? :) |
|
May 3 |
comment |
How should keyboard mnemonics be localized? @JohnGB Shortcuts and mnemonics are not related as they serve for different purposes. The mnemonic letter may be different than the one used in the shortcut. For instance, in English, the shortcut is for "Paste" is CTRL+V and the mnemonic is 'P'. In French, it is translated as "Coller": the shortcut is still CTRL+V, but the mnemonic letter is most often 'o'. Same goes for Undo, Redo", Cut, etc. While shortcuts don't translate well (as you mentioned), mnemonics actually do. But regarding the original question, I don't know if there is any standard in presenting them in the different languages. |
|
May 3 |
comment |
How should keyboard mnemonics be localized? I believe there is a difference between shortcut and mnemonics. Shortcuts (CTRL+X, +C, +V, etc.) don't translate well indeed. But mnemonics are the little underlined characters for menus and popup menus and they are called via ALT+F, +O, etc. These need to be translated because they really depend on the localized text they refer to. I guess the way to present it depends on the GUI framework being used (underlined character for roman-alphabet languages, in parenthesis mnemonic after label, etc.). |
|
Dec 15 |
comment |
Placement of Buttons in Touch Screen Scenario Be careful with those links, as they mostly apply to regular desktop/web applications. And the eye ball movement is less relevant for mobile (small) devices. Just like the other answers suggested, I would rather go for platform consistency (your second link), and/or consider how reachable are the buttons are (see the diagrams in Luke W's post). |
|
Dec 6 |
awarded | Commentator |
|
Dec 6 |
comment |
Why is Facebook using two Form styles in their homepage? Yes, I believe there is a little confusion here. I think the original question, before being re-edited was actually about the use of the dark colors in the controls, and not about the difference between the "log in" and "sign up" forms... the dark colored controls are native controls. On Mac OS, you will see the regular combobox with Mac OS style, for instance. |
|
Dec 5 |
comment |
Why is Facebook using two Form styles in their homepage? Are you talking about the difference of layout between the "log in" and the "sign up" forms (labels outside vs inside the textboxes)? or the two different themes that are used in the page (regular page vs the dark gray)? It seems that the dark gray controls are native controls and they match your system theme. I'm not sure about all the technical stuff in web design, but are you running on Linux? maybe you have a problem in your browser? |
|
Nov 30 |
comment |
What are the job titles of people who design how software should look and feel? I fully agree the answer from Benny. You may take a look to the following links: The Five Competencies of User Experience Design and UX Design Defined. |
|
Nov 27 |
awarded | Enthusiast |
|
Nov 26 |
comment |
Alert window, navigating to the right button Yes, in the "Keyboard" settings of the "System Preferences", you can turn "Full Keyboard Access" mode to IN. It is OFF by default, what allows you to move the focus with TAB to text boxes and lists only. This has been in Mac OS for a many many years now. The question is then, why it is off by default? maybe because too few users need it? or too many applications use custom controls and do not handle it well/completely? However, note that pressing the ENTER key will still trigger the default button, even if it is not focused! (use SPACE instead) |
|
Nov 25 |
revised |
What design should I use to represent multi-touch video controls? added 824 characters in body |
|
Nov 24 |
answered | What design should I use to represent multi-touch video controls? |
|
Nov 15 |
revised |
Best way of selecting one option and a list added 891 characters in body |
|
Nov 15 |
revised |
Best way of selecting one option and a list added 14 characters in body |
|
Nov 15 |
revised |
Best way of selecting one option and a list added 38 characters in body |
|
Nov 15 |
revised |
Best way of selecting one option and a list added 38 characters in body |
|
Nov 15 |
answered | Best way of selecting one option and a list |
|
Nov 12 |
revised |
Moving Elements Between Lists added 15 characters in body |
|
Nov 12 |
answered | Moving Elements Between Lists |
|
Nov 7 |
comment |
How to best enter long digits on a small touch device without using keyboard input How important is the precision? should the user be able to select something like 912345 ? or could rounded values be acceptable (for example, 900000)? I think of this for solutions based on a slider for instance. |
