< Projects | Usability | HIG Revision as of 20:02, 11 August 2008 (view source)Seele (talk | contribs) (update link)← Older edit Revision as of 20:04, 11 August 2008 (view source) Seele (talk | contribs) (update formatting)Newer edit → Line 1: Line 1: ==Labels== ==Labels== −'''Spacing and Alignment:'''+'''Spacing and Alignment''' + See [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Form_Label_Alignment|Form Label Alignment]] See [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Form_Label_Alignment|Form Label Alignment]] −'''Language:'''+'''Language''' + Keep labels short - Be aware that translated English text can expand up to 30% in some languages. Keep labels short - Be aware that translated English text can expand up to 30% in some languages. Line 10: Line 12: A three-word label that provides clear information is better than a one-word label that is ambiguous or vague. Try to find the fewest possible words to satisfactorily convey the meaning of your label. A three-word label that provides clear information is better than a one-word label that is ambiguous or vague. Try to find the fewest possible words to satisfactorily convey the meaning of your label. −'''Capitalization:'''+'''Capitalization''' + See [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Capitalization|Captitalization]] See [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Capitalization|Captitalization]] −'''Keyboard Accelerators:'''+'''Keyboard Accelerators''' + See [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Keyboard_Accelerators|Keyboard Accelerators]] See [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Keyboard_Accelerators|Keyboard Accelerators]] Revision as of 20:04, 11 August 2008 Labels Spacing and Alignment See Form Label Alignment Language Keep labels short - Be aware that translated English text can expand up to 30% in some languages. Do not shorten your labels to the point of losing meaning, however. A three-word label that provides clear information is better than a one-word label that is ambiguous or vague. Try to find the fewest possible words to satisfactorily convey the meaning of your label. Capitalization See Captitalization Keyboard Accelerators See Keyboard Accelerators Content is available under Creative Commons License SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted.