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If you found an area that was unclear or is not even covered in our HIG, tell us about it. We can be reached on the kde-guidelines mailing-list.

Conventions

Following is a set of guidelines to ensure the HIG itself is consistent.

Terminology

Use the word Control, not Widget to refer to a user interface element. Rationale: "Control" is more widespread outside the UNIX community. It is also reasonable to expect more and more applications will be written using QtQuick and QtQuick controls in the future.

Use check box and combo box, not checkbox or combobox.

TODO

Start page

~~Figure out what to do of the legacy stuff (at the bottom of the page)~~

Projects/Usability/HIG/Dialogs

Fix missing page: inline-editing
Fix missing page: info panels
Review guidelines about alignments: they duplicate/contradict the one from Form: Label Alignment

Projects/Usability/HIG/ListView

~~Purpose~~
~~Recommendation should be checked~~
~~Guidelines~~
~~Add subsections~~
~~Selection~~
Check against recommendation.
Choose between either:
In any other case, use the dual-list pattern because it allows users to easily see which items are selected at any point, without having to scroll through the available options

Use a list box for multiple selections with more than five options.

Get a new type of check boxes for list views implemented: KCheckBoxes:

KCB are flat (no frame, no shadow, no bevel) for clear differentiation from normal check boxes.
KCB are hidden by default, that means when no list item is selected.
KCB have a fade-in effect on mouse over to introduce themselves to users.
KCB are transparent and therby clearly part of the list item.
Legacy keyboard use applies to KCB as well. Thus, the whole item can be clicked to toggle option.

Projects/Usability/HIG/Radio_Buttons

Add inline examples of do and don't

Projects/Usability/HIG/Check_Box

Redo screenshots using Designer
~~Fix missing page: list~~

Projects/Usability/HIG/SOU_Workspace/Two_Lists

Move to Projects/Usability/HIG/Two_Lists? That is, drop "SOU_Workspace" from the url
Redo screenshots using Designer
Fix missing page: Selecting Items from a Pool
Fix missing page: Picker Dialog

Projects/Usability/HIG/Slider

Refresh page: it is copied from GNOME guidelines and contains references to figures we do not have

Projects/Usability/HIG/Notifications

Finish it (currently marked "Under Construction")

Projects/Usability/HIG/KNS

Redo screenshots

Projects/Usability/HIG/Wording

Use Options for a configuration dialog which provide.: Ask Celeste what she meant to add after provide.

Projects/Usability/HIG/Exclamation_points

Redo screenshots

Projects/Usability/HIG/Date_Time_Pickers

Pick one of KDateComboBox and KDateWidget or provide guidelines explaining when to use one or the other
Review the dropdown of KDateComboBox: it is probably too big

Projects/Usability/HIG/Menu_Bar

Redo screenshots

Projects/Usability/HIG/Slider_and_Spin_Box

What happens if when SSB gets the focus?
Do we want to encourage the use of combined control?
In which case should the simple slider be favored?

Projects/Usability/HIG/edits

Split in two pages: line edits and text edits

Projects/Usability/HIG/Combo_Box

~~Split in two pages: drop-down and combobox~~

kdehig repository

Document how to use it
Move it to KDE playground
Integrate designer files from http://techbase.kde.org/File:HIG-UI-Files.tar.gz

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