GUI convention

[webrod]

Hi all,

I am writing some winform and asp.net applications.
is there a standard GUI convention provided by Microsoft (or maybe
someone else) to design application? (to design a windows-like
application).

For example:
- the menu bar should be on the top
- The first item in the menu should be "File", the last one should be
"Help"
- you should display the OK button first, then the CANCEL button. So =>
OK CANCEL rather than CANCEL OK
- The OK , CANCEL etc buttons should be displayed on the bottom of a
form
- when you update a record, you should always display a message box to
confirm...
- etc etc

I really don't know if this kind of convention exists.

I will really appreciate any help.

Rod

 

[Tom Porterfield]

Hi all,

I am writing some winform and asp.net applications.
is there a standard GUI convention provided by Microsoft (or maybe
someone else) to design application? (to design a windows-like
application).

For example:
- the menu bar should be on the top
- The first item in the menu should be "File", the last one should be
"Help"
- you should display the OK button first, then the CANCEL button. So =>
OK CANCEL rather than CANCEL OK
- The OK , CANCEL etc buttons should be displayed on the bottom of a
form
- when you update a record, you should always display a message box to
confirm...
- etc etc

I really don't know if this kind of convention exists.

I will really appreciate any help.

You could start at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwue/html/welcome.asp.

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello webrod,

See my post http://groups.google.com/group/micr..._frm/thread/704a25ebb8ddb220/2e05c5d69b7d404e

w> Hi all,
w>
w> I am writing some winform and asp.net applications.
w> is there a standard GUI convention provided by Microsoft (or maybe
w> someone else) to design application? (to design a windows-like
w> application).
w> For example:
w> - the menu bar should be on the top
w> - The first item in the menu should be "File", the last one should be
w> "Help"
w> - you should display the OK button first, then the CANCEL button. So
w> =>
w> OK CANCEL rather than CANCEL OK
w> - The OK , CANCEL etc buttons should be displayed on the bottom of a
w> form
w> - when you update a record, you should always display a message box
w> to
w> confirm...
w> - etc etc
w> I really don't know if this kind of convention exists.
w>
w> I will really appreciate any help.
w>
w> Rod
w>
---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev [C# MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

 

[webrod]

Hi,

thanks you very much to both of you!!
You are my friend for all the life

Rod