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	[[ Moodle User Interface Guidelines\|Moodle User Interface Guidelines]] > '''Link'''		[[ Moodle User Interface Guidelines\|Moodle User Interface Guidelines]] > '''Link'''

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	* [http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?design.4.403046.4 links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511483.aspx]		* [http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?design.4.403046.4 links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511483.aspx]
	* [http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?design.4.403046.4 http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?design.4.403046.4]		* [http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?design.4.403046.4 http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?design.4.403046.4]

			[[Category:Moodle User Interface Guidelines]]

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	[[ Moodle User Interface Guidelines\|Moodle User Interface Guidelines]] > '''Link'''		[[ Moodle User Interface Guidelines\|Moodle User Interface Guidelines]] > '''Link'''

	{{Work in progress\|forumurl=http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=126884\|info=<br /><br />'''This is a guideline for a [[Moodle_User_Interface_Guidelines\|Moodle Interface Guideline]]. Comments: [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=126884 developer forum thread] '''}}

	== Problem ==		== Problem ==

2009-08-12T13:40:42Z

Solution

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	== Solution ==		== Solution ==
	The label of a button should be a command verb: "Save Settings".		The label of a button should be a command verb: "Save Settings".

			Actions which can modify the state of Moodle (data files, database, session information) should be performed through buttons.

	Buttons should never be used for navigation. Instead, use [[Link\|links]].		Buttons should never be used for navigation. Instead, use [[Link\|links]].

2009-08-08T19:49:50Z

Further information / Sources

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	* [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/within_page_links.html Avoid Within-Page Links (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)]		* [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/within_page_links.html Avoid Within-Page Links (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)]
	* [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/nanocontent.html First 2 Words: A Signal for the Scanning Eye (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)]		* [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/nanocontent.html First 2 Words: A Signal for the Scanning Eye (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)]

			* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511454.aspx Buttons vs. Links http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511454.aspx]
			* [http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?design.4.403046.4 links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511483.aspx]
			* [http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?design.4.403046.4 http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?design.4.403046.4]

2009-08-08T19:37:26Z

Forces: factors that affect selection

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	* Links take up less screen real estate than buttons		* Links take up less screen real estate than buttons
	* Buttons should be preferred for (at least primary) commands		* Buttons should be preferred for (at least primary) commands
			* A button is like a promise to the user that something will happen: the state of the application will change when the button is clicked. Buttons should not be used for navigation since that fails user expectations. When there is a link users can expect it to make sense to open it in a new tab, for instance.

	== Solution ==		== Solution ==

2009-08-08T19:33:45Z

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	== Forces: factors that affect selection ==		== Forces: factors that affect selection ==
	* Links take up less screen real estate than buttons		* Links take up less screen real estate than buttons
			* Buttons should be preferred for (at least primary) commands

	== Solution ==		== Solution ==
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	== Related guidelines ==		== Related guidelines ==
	* [[Link\|Link]]		* [[Link\|Link]]

			== Related issues in the tracker ==
			* TODO: The course groups management UI uses buttons for navigation within the UI

	== Further information / Sources ==		== Further information / Sources ==