BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Design Principles?          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Non-Technical View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message John White Guest Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 1:39 pm    Post subject: Design Principles? Hi, i want to prepare design principles for our Delphi software which show how we create user interface. Buttons, align, anchors, Wizards, animations etc. anyone know good document/website about design? i try to search msdn but it's huge. i'm lost in the links :P Best Regards. Back to top Finn Tolderlund Guest Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 2:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Design Principles? When designing I tend to look for other applications which have implemented the same things that I'm going to make, to get ideas. That way users have a greater chance of recognizing the meaning with the GUI. Then of course The Interface Hall of Shame and The Interface Hall of Fame are always a good place to look. http://digilander.libero.it/chiediloapippo/Engineering/iarchitect/index-1.htm -- Finn Tolderlund "John White" <john_whiteNOSPAM (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote Quote: i want to prepare design principles for our Delphi software which show how we create user interface. Buttons, align, anchors, Wizards, animations etc. anyone know good document/website about design? Back to top Craig Stuntz [TeamB] Guest Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 2:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Design Principles? John White wrote: Quote: i want to prepare design principles for our Delphi software which show how we create user interface. Buttons, align, anchors, Wizards, animations etc. There is a seldom-used newsgroup, borland.public.uidesign, which is perfect for this question. If people asked their UI design questions there instead of here, it might not be so seldom-used. :) Quote: anyone know good document/website about design? http://joelonsoftware.com/uibook/chapters/fog0000000057.html http://annoyances.org/ Quote: i try to search msdn but it's huge. i'm lost in the links http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnwue/html/welcome.asp -Craig -- Craig Stuntz [TeamB] . Vertex Systems Corp. . Columbus, OH Delphi/InterBase Weblog : http://delphi.weblogs.com InterBase Performance Monitor -- Analyze and control your IB7 server: http://delphi.weblogs.com/IBPerformanceMonitor Back to top Alan S. Guest Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 7:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Design Principles? "John White" <john_whiteNOSPAM (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote Quote: anyone know good document/website about design? i try to search msdn but it's huge. i'm lost in the links You just broke my ironymeter. Back to top John Kaster (Borland) Guest Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 10:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Design Principles? Alan S. wrote: Quote: You just broke my ironymeter. It shouldn't have. There is more to good documentation that sheer volume. I just mentioned to someone the other day that using MSDN was like mining for a specific gold nugget in a mountain. You might (hopefully) find lots of other nuggets along the way, but you typically have to dig through half the mountain to find the one you're looking for. -- John Kaster, Borland Developer Relations, http://bdn.borland.com $1280/$50K: http://homepages.borland.com/jkaster/tnt/thanks.html Make a wish: http://qc.borland.com * Get source http://codecentral.borland.com Back to top John White Guest Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 7:47 am    Post subject: Re: Design Principles? Thanks for all answers. Alan S. sorry for your ironymeter <g> :) "John Kaster (Borland)" <johnk (AT) borland (DOT) com>, haber iletisinde sunlari yazdi:3f41508b$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: Alan S. wrote: You just broke my ironymeter. Back to top Ender Guest Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Design Principles? John Kaster (Borland) wrote: Quote: I just mentioned to someone the other day that using MSDN was like mining for a specific gold nugget in a mountain. You might (hopefully) find lots of other nuggets along the way, but you typically have to dig through half the mountain to find the one you're looking for. Sometimes reading MSDN i even forget primary goal of my search. Too much interesting things. :-) Back to top Angus Miller Guest Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 7:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Design Principles? "John White" <john_whiteNOSPAM (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Hi, i want to prepare design principles for our Delphi software which show how we create user interface. Buttons, align, anchors, Wizards, animations etc. anyone know good document/website about design? i try to search msdn but it's huge. i'm lost in the links :P Best Regards. One excellent book is: About Face 2.0: The Essentials of Interaction Design by Alan Cooper and Robert Riemann. See: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764526413/qid=1061321587/sr=2-1/ref= sr_2_1/104-5015364-1012714 For a website have a look at: http://www.sapdesignguild.org Although it is for SAP users, it has a lot of interesting articles and information - especially at http://www.sapdesignguild.org/community/design/design.asp Angus Miller Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Non-Technical All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C++ Builder Newsgroups----------------C++ BuilderC++ Builder (ActiveX)C++ Builder (Announcements)C++ Builder (Command Line Tools)C++ Builder DatabasesC++ Builder Databases (ADO)C++ Builder Databases (Desktop)C++ Builder Databases (InterBase Express)C++ Builder Databases (Multi-Tier)C++ Builder Databases (SQL Servers)C++ Builder (Graphics)C++ Builder (IDE)C++ Builder (Internet)C++ Builder (Internet Socket)C++ Builder (Internet Web)C++ Builder (Jobs)C++ Builder (Language)C++ Builder (Language C++)C++ Builder (Compatibility with MFC)C++ Builder (Native API)C++ Builder (Non-Technical)C++ Builder (Students)C++ Builder (Third Party Tools)C++ Builder (Upgrade)C++ Builder (VCL)C++ Builder (VCL Components Usage)C++ Builder (VCL Components Development)C++ Builder (VCL Usage)C++ Builder (WinAPI)C++ Builder Installation Delphi Newsgroups----------------Delphi (General)Delphi ActiveX Controls UsageDelphi ActiveX Controls DevelopmentDelphi As400Delphi DatabasesDelphi Databases (ADO)Delphi Databases (dbExpress)Delphi Databases (Desktop)Delphi Databases (InterBase Express)Delphi Databases (Multi-Tier)Delphi Databases (SQL Servers)Delphi DeploymentDelphi GraphicsDelphi IDEDelphi InternationalizationDelphi InternetDelphi Internet Isapi-WebBrokerDelphi Internet WebSnapDelphi Internet WinsockDelphi JobsDelphi Language BASMDelphi Language ObjectPascalDelphi Model Driven Architecture (General)Delphi Model Driven Architecture (Third Party)Delphi MultimediaDelphi Native APIDelphi Non-TechnicalDelphi ObjectPascalDelphi OLE AutomationDelphi OO designDelphi OpenToolsAPIDelphi Reporting-ChartingDelphi RTLDelphi StudentsDelphi TeamSourceDelphi Thirdparty ToolsDelphi Thirdparty Tools (General)Delphi Thirdparty Tools (IntraWeb)Delphi Thirdparty Tools (RaveReports)Delphi UpgradeDelphi VCLDelphi VCL ComponentsDelphi VCL Components UsingDelphi VCL Components WritingDelphi WebServices SOAPDelphi WinAPIDelphi XMLDelphi Installationcomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.misccomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.usagecomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.writingcomp.lang.pascal.delphi.databasescomp.lang.pascal.delphi.misccomp.sources.delphi JBuilder Newsgroups----------------JBuilderJBuilder AnnouncementsJBuilder Applet IssuesJBuilder As400JBuilder CompilerJBuilder CORBA/RMIJBuilder DatabasesJBuilder DB SwingJBuilder DebuggerJBuilder DeploymentJBuilder DocumentationJBuilder EnterpriseJBuilder HandheldJBuilder IDEJBuilder JavaJBuilder JavaAPIJBuilder Java LanguageJBuilder Java SwingJBuilder Java BeansJBuilder Java Beans UsageJBuilder Java Beans DevelopmentJBuilder JBCLJBuilder JDataStoreJBuilder JobsJBuilder LinuxJBuilder MacintoshJBuilder & MobileSetJBuilder MultiLingual AppsJBuilder Non-TechnicalJBuilder OpenToolsJBuilder Servlets (JSP)JBuilder StudentsJBuilder Team DevelopmentJBuilder Thirdparty ToolsJBuilder UpgradeJBuilder Installation InterBase Newsgroups----------------InterBaseInterBase Bug DiscussionInterBase GeneralInterBase IBConsoleInterBase OpenSourceInterBase ReplicationInterBase SQLInterBase ThirdpartyInterBase Installation Miscellaneous Borland Newsgroups----------------AppCenterAppServerEnteraVisiBroker  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.