Re: Are you as polite and diplomatic as COBOL?...
- From: Joe Zitzelberger <joe_zitzelberger@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:43:13 -0400
I know you are working in Windows, but a good general read for this sort
of thing is the "Apple Human Interface Guidelines". They have spent 20+
years and many millions of dollars in study of what makes an interface
'user friendly'.
Even though it will not translate directly to a windows control, the
concepts of when to beep, when to highlight, when to alert with a subtle
icon, etc will be available.
I think they have this available on the web these days under
"http://developer.apple.com";
In article <1114714963.943680.313040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Kellie Fitton" <KELLIEFITTON@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello EveryOne,
>
> I am plopping a dialogBox on the screen for the endUser's data
> entry processing --- however, if he or she enters the wrong
> informations, or perhaps some illegal characters into the
> editControl box for example, then I would like to bring their
> attention to that fact and process some kind of alert message
> appropriately, until the dialogBox captures all the Correct data.
>
> However, I would like to handle this situation as diplomatically
> and politely as possible, and without annoying or embarrassing
> the endUser, especially if I want my softWare to be userFriendly.
> traditionally, I can think of seven methods that can deal with
> this dataEntry processing redFlags, which they can be listed as
> follows --- and executed without any particular order:
>
> 1). FilterOut and parse the illegal data on-the-fly while
> maintaining the silent treatment (Not Recommended).
>
> 2). Display an error message at the bottom of the dialogBox
> in a readOnly field withOut interrupting the process.
>
> 3). Play a .WAV audio file to sound a beep or a musical tune.
>
> 4). Use colourCode and change the colour in the editBox to
> highlihgt the improper or missing data.
>
> 5). Flash the colour of the titleBar of the dialogBox.
>
> 6). Display a messageBox (will interrupt the process).
>
> 7). Show an exotic belly dancing video (Highly Recommended).
>
> I would greatly appreciate your thoughts and comments.
>
> Regards, Kellie.
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