Projects/Usability/HIG/Contributing

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    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

    Projects/Usability/HIG/ListView

    Purpose

    Recommendation should be checked

    Guidelines

    Add subsections

    Selection

    Check against recommendation.

    Choose between either:

    1. 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
    2. 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

    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

    Wish list

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