Comments on: ASCII art User Interface mockups http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/ Just another GNOME Blogs weblog Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:00:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: hrongyorgy http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/comment-page-1/#comment-104 hrongyorgy Wed, 14 May 2008 18:43:19 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/#comment-104 And what you think about ( NonToggled ) and [ Toggled ] ? In the normal buttons, the default active button is can be marked as (> Default ) And what you think about

( NonToggled ) and [ Toggled ]
?
In the normal buttons, the default active button is can be marked as
(> Default )

]]> By: Peter Lairo http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Peter Lairo Wed, 14 May 2008 18:32:05 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/#comment-103 Better dialogs: <code> +-----------+ |bla bla bla| |bla bla bla| |..[[ OK ]].| +-----------+ </code> Better dialogs:

+-----------+
|bla bla bla|
|bla bla bla|
|..[[ OK ]].|
+-----------+

]]> By: Peter Lairo http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Peter Lairo Wed, 14 May 2008 18:30:56 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/#comment-102 Default Button (double brackets): [[ OK ]] Better dialogs: +-----------+ |bla bla bla| |bla bla bla| |..[[ OK ]].| +-----------+ Advocacy: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73567#c14 Default Button (double brackets):

[[ OK ]]

Better dialogs:
+———–+
|bla bla bla|
|bla bla bla|
|..[[ OK ]].|
+———–+

Advocacy:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73567#c14

]]> By: Bryan Clark » Blog Archive » Signatures in Email http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Bryan Clark » Blog Archive » Signatures in Email Wed, 14 May 2008 14:18:45 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/#comment-101 [...] think I’ve started to use Johan’s ASCII Art Mockup post as a reference for my own ascii art; it’s good to see some style written down [...] [...] think I’ve started to use Johan’s ASCII Art Mockup post as a reference for my own ascii art; it’s good to see some style written down [...]

]]> By: Bryan http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Bryan Tue, 13 May 2008 16:32:06 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/#comment-100 http://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Message_Signatures I like to put a space inside the combobox such that the v has room on both sides. <code> [ combo box | v ] </code> But I like the ( Button ) much better since it is confusing to reuse the [ Text Brackets ] for buttons all the time. Also I use the slash to indicate insensitive buttons. So the following combo box would not be clickable, not sure if others have solutions for this. <code> [ /combo box/ | v ] </code> http://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Message_Signatures

I like to put a space inside the combobox such that the v has room on both sides.


[ combo box | v ]

But I like the ( Button ) much better since it is confusing to reuse the [ Text Brackets ] for buttons all the time.

Also I use the slash to indicate insensitive buttons. So the following combo box would not be clickable, not sure if others have solutions for this.


[ /combo box/ | v ]

]]> By: Flying pie http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Flying pie Thu, 08 May 2008 22:07:08 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/#comment-95 About button styles... The best button style is definately: Normal > CANCEL < Toggled In "Hover" Mostly for the ability to add a toggled in style. (]CANCEL[ and )CANCEL( don't look too nice) About button styles… The best button style is definately:

Normal
> CANCEL < Toggled In
“Hover”

Mostly for the ability to add a toggled in style. (]CANCEL[ and )CANCEL( don’t look too nice)

]]> By: Flying pie http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Flying pie Thu, 08 May 2008 22:06:18 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/#comment-94 About button styles... The best button style is definately: Normal > CANCEL < Toggled In "Hover" About button styles… The best button style is definately:

Normal
> CANCEL < Toggled In
“Hover”

]]> By: mpt http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/comment-page-1/#comment-93 mpt Thu, 08 May 2008 20:15:41 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/#comment-93 And speaking of sliders, I wish GTK had <code>=V====</code> sliders with snappable tick marks, as well as the <code>=O====</code> sliders that don’t. And speaking of sliders, I wish GTK had =V==== sliders with snappable tick marks, as well as the =O==== sliders that don’t.

]]> By: mpt http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/comment-page-1/#comment-92 mpt Thu, 08 May 2008 20:11:07 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/#comment-92 I use <code>( Cancel )</code> rather than <code>[ Cancel ]</code> for two reasons: (1) it helps distinguish buttons from text fields, and (2) it helps distinguish command buttons from toolbuttons. Remember also <code>[option menus :^]</code> (not to be confused with <code>[combo boxes|v]</code>), <code>/ Tabs \</code>, and sliders <code>=O====</code>. I use ( Cancel ) rather than [ Cancel ] for two reasons: (1) it helps distinguish buttons from text fields, and (2) it helps distinguish command buttons from toolbuttons.

Remember also [option menus :^] (not to be confused with [combo boxes|v]), / Tabs \, and sliders =O====.

]]> By: Staz http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Staz Thu, 08 May 2008 10:23:12 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/05/06/ascii-art-user-interfaces-mockups/#comment-91 Locktape > the point is to do quick textual mockups Locktape > the point is to do quick textual mockups

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