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GUI - Bells and Whistles
I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestion of cool things I could add to my application.
The last version is in user acceptance test at the moment and I thought Id just add a few new funky
things to the next version.
Suggestions?
The last version is in user acceptance test at the moment and I thought Id just add a few new funky
things to the next version.
Suggestions?
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Oh, Forgot to mention...
BEFORE YOU START ADDING FEATURES...
FIRST ASK YOURSELF A QUESTION...
"WHY?"
A program should be easy to use!
Sure, it should also look pretty, but don't start adding features at the expence of making a program inefficient or dificult to use. The user will appreciate a pretty interface, but will appreciate an easy to use, and stable program more.
BEFORE YOU START ADDING FEATURES...
FIRST ASK YOURSELF A QUESTION...
"WHY?"
A program should be easy to use!
Sure, it should also look pretty, but don't start adding features at the expence of making a program inefficient or dificult to use. The user will appreciate a pretty interface, but will appreciate an easy to use, and stable program more.
There's a few thing you can do though to make it look pretty, for example
- make your application skinnable
(should be able to find some code somewhere on http://www.vbaccelerator.com/)
- Change the shape of your splash screen (if you have one)
(Check out http://www.allapi.net/apilist/SetWindowRgn.shtml)
- (If relevant) allow it to be docked in the system tray
(Check out http://www.allapi.net/apilist/Shell_NotifyIcon.shtml)