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How do you define a good GUI?
How do you do a good GUI? Like placing the controls in the right place, deciding which information to be shown.
How do you decide using a Dialog, MDI, SDI, etc.?
I'm doing a software for my company, I wish to have some references from others.
I request some screenshoots of *selfmade* software, not like Windows, WinZip etc. These are too commercial.
Thank you!
How do you do a good GUI? Like placing the controls in the right place, deciding which information to be shown.
How do you decide using a Dialog, MDI, SDI, etc.?
I'm doing a software for my company, I wish to have some references from others.
I request some screenshoots of *selfmade* software, not like Windows, WinZip etc. These are too commercial.
Thank you!
also, go to GOOGLE, and search on "GUI Design"
check out this link: http://www.thebestweb.com/vb/guidesign.asp
Google Search : "GUI" .. in image search ..
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Well, I did searched google b4 I post.
Arthur_Wood answered *part* of my question, but I'm still can't get the right concept/imagination
Arthur_Wood answered *part* of my question, but I'm still can't get the right concept/imagination
the real problem is that there is NO RIGHT answer...no COMPLETE, single, answer. There are guidelines, and 'rules-of-thumb' but you will never find a single, definitive statement that says "DO THIS, and ONLY this".
and, as you can see, there are entire college-level courses devoted to the topic, and Books wriiten on the subject, so you will not get an answer here, for 250 points, in one or two days.
AW
and, as you can see, there are entire college-level courses devoted to the topic, and Books wriiten on the subject, so you will not get an answer here, for 250 points, in one or two days.
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Good one, Arthur ... thats a perfect comparision ..
there is no ideal GUI ..
GUI as I see it is mostly a matter of ART and ABILITY TO READ THE USER MIND ...
Whenever I have to develop a GUI .. I always contact a friend mine, architect by profeesioon, .. doesnt know anything about software dev .. but his GUI guidance for me is more than what I need ...
Make it Artistic, Classical .. but at every point remember that the user doesnt know as much as you know .. u have to keep his ease in mind as he first thing .. u dont want to run into tech support problems of GUI origin .. thats the worst programming ever !!!
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nirman
there is no ideal GUI ..
GUI as I see it is mostly a matter of ART and ABILITY TO READ THE USER MIND ...
Whenever I have to develop a GUI .. I always contact a friend mine, architect by profeesioon, .. doesnt know anything about software dev .. but his GUI guidance for me is more than what I need ...
Make it Artistic, Classical .. but at every point remember that the user doesnt know as much as you know .. u have to keep his ease in mind as he first thing .. u dont want to run into tech support problems of GUI origin .. thats the worst programming ever !!!
love
nirman
http://axp16.iie.org.mx/Monitor/v01n03/ar_ihc2.htm
http://www.sju.edu/~jhodgson/gui/guihome.html
also:
GUI Design Essentials
by Susan Weinschenk (Author), Pamela Jamar (Author), Sarah C. Yeo (Author)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Book and CD-ROM edition (March 24, 1997)
ISBN: 0471175498
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