Projects/Usability/HIG/Contributing
Report problems
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
- Create "inline-editing" page
- Create "info-panels" page
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.
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