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{{Work in progress|forumurl=http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=126884|info=<br /><br />'''The greatest risk of this effort is that developers may not find it when they need it, while designing parts of Moodle. '''Please help: look at what is here already now, and comment: How could it serve ''your'' development work better? What aspects of user interface design would you need clear guidelines on? If there is any reason you might not use the guidelines, please tell me about it in the [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=126884 developer forum thread]. See also: [[Moodle User Interface Guidelines:Introduction|Introduction]]}} | {{Work in progress|forumurl=http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=126884|info=<br /><br />'''The greatest risk of this effort is that developers may not find it when they need it, while designing parts of Moodle. '''Please help: look at what is here already now, and comment: How could it serve ''your'' development work better? What aspects of user interface design would you need clear guidelines on? If there is any reason you might not use the guidelines, please tell me about it in the [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=126884 developer forum thread]. See also: [[Moodle User Interface Guidelines:Introduction|Introduction]]}} | ||
* [[Moodle User Interface Guidelines:Introduction|Introduction]] | * [[Moodle User Interface Guidelines:Introduction|Introduction]] | ||
* [[Guideline template|Guideline template]] | * [[Guideline template|Guideline template]] | ||
==Moodle basics== | |||
* Hierarchy of a Moodle site | * Hierarchy of a Moodle site | ||
* Page types and structure | * Page types and structure | ||
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* Groups | * Groups | ||
==Moodle UI library== | |||
UIs are built of Elements and Interaction Styles (bigger wholes, which are built of Elements). | UIs are built of Elements and Interaction Styles (bigger wholes, which are built of Elements). | ||
=== Elements === | |||
* [[Big Select List|Big Select List]] | * [[Big Select List|Big Select List]] | ||
* Hierarchy Browsing List | * Hierarchy Browsing List | ||
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* Popup Window | * Popup Window | ||
=== Interaction Styles === | |||
* Wizard (or Assistant?) | * Wizard (or Assistant?) | ||
* Form (will be covered in some way but may be divided in smaller pieces) | * Form (will be covered in some way but may be divided in smaller pieces) | ||
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* Quick Inline Help ([http://www.pilpi.net/software/moodle/2009/06/18/inline-help/] for now) | * Quick Inline Help ([http://www.pilpi.net/software/moodle/2009/06/18/inline-help/] for now) | ||
== General design guidelines == | |||
* [[Progressive Disclosure|Progressive Disclosure]] | * [[Progressive Disclosure|Progressive Disclosure]] | ||
* [[User Data Always (Always) Safe|User Data Always (Always) Safe]] | * [[User Data Always (Always) Safe|User Data Always (Always) Safe]] | ||
Revision as of 15:02, 6 July 2009
Note: This page is a work-in-progress. Feedback and suggested improvements are welcome. Please join the discussion on moodle.org or use the page comments.
The greatest risk of this effort is that developers may not find it when they need it, while designing parts of Moodle. Please help: look at what is here already now, and comment: How could it serve your development work better? What aspects of user interface design would you need clear guidelines on? If there is any reason you might not use the guidelines, please tell me about it in the developer forum thread. See also: Introduction
Moodle basics
- Hierarchy of a Moodle site
- Page types and structure
- Roles
- Groups
Moodle UI library
UIs are built of Elements and Interaction Styles (bigger wholes, which are built of Elements).
Elements
- Big Select List
- Hierarchy Browsing List
- Data Listing
- Tabs
- Jump Navigation
- Tooltip
- Links and Buttons
- Switch (or Toggle?)
- Command Popup Menu
- Dialog
- Popup Window
Interaction Styles
- Wizard (or Assistant?)
- Form (will be covered in some way but may be divided in smaller pieces)
- Search (will be covered in some way but may be divided in smaller pieces)
- Editing modes (will be covered in some way but may be divided in smaller pieces)
- Blocks
- Filters
- Modules
- Help
Proposed
- Quick Inline Help ([1] for now)
General design guidelines
See also
Implementation advice
- Developer documentation
- UI coding: Interface_guidelines
Todo
- Problem-Solution Summary Table (TODO: See [2])
- Glossary
