Projects/Usability/HIG/Buttons: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:31, 27 June 2013

A button initiates an action when the user clicks it.

Use title style capitalization for the label.
Buttons are not dynamic; their content or labels should not change depending on the context. Toggle buttons are a special case where a button has a state.
Do not initiate an action on right-click or double-click.
Prefer using icons on buttons only for OK, Apply or Cancel like actions. Passive actions like those in the "System Settings => Application Appearance => Fonts" do not have icons.

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 * Use [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Capitalization|title style capitalization]] for the label.
 * Buttons are not dynamic; their content or labels should not change depending on the context. [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Toggle_Buttons|Toggle buttons]] are a special case where a button has a state.
-* Don't initiate an action on right-click or double-click cause the user won't expect it.
+* Do not initiate an action on right-click or double-click.
-* Prefer using icons on buttons only for ok, apply, cancel like actions. Passive actions like e.g. those in the "System Settings => Application Appearance => Fonts" don't have icons. Don't overboard with icons.
+* Prefer using icons on buttons only for OK, Apply or Cancel like actions. Passive actions like those in the "System Settings => Application Appearance => Fonts" do not have icons.