Projects/Usability/HIG/SOU Workspace/Tool Box: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 19:57, 16 September 2008

A toolbox provides tools to toggle the major mode of operation for an application. These tools are used to create or manipulate elements within the current document.

Guidelines

Toolbox appearance/behavior

Provide only one toolbox for your application.
Use a docker for the toolbox.
Use the header "Tools".
Make a toolbox two items wide by default.
(sequence)
(grouping)

Tool appearance/behavior

Use only icons in the toolbox, assign a tooltip to each tool.
Make the tools modal.
Provide a simple selection tool and make it the default when the application is started.
Don't use tools in a toolbox that open other windows. Use the toolbar for those.

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-A toolbox provides convenient access to a set of actions and toggles through a set of small toolbar-like buttons. These tools are used to create or manipulate elements within the current document.
+A toolbox provides tools to toggle the major mode of operation for an application. These tools are used to create or manipulate elements within the current document.
+[[Image: toolbox.png|A toolbox]]
 == Guidelines ==
 === Toolbox appearance/behavior ===
 * Provide only one toolbox for your application.
-* Use a [[docker]] for the toolbox.
+* Use a [[../SOU_Workspace/Toolbar/Docker|docker]] for the toolbox.
 * Use the header "Tools".
 * Make a toolbox two items wide by default.
+* (sequence)
+* (grouping)
 === Tool appearance/behavior ===
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 * Make the tools modal.
 * Provide a simple selection tool and make it the default when the application is started.
-* Don't use tools in a toolbox open other windows. Use the [[toolbar]] for those.
+* Don't use tools in a toolbox that open other windows. Use the [[../SOU_Workspace/Toolbar|toolbar]] for those.