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This document is not authoritative, it is a collection of ideas and under construction.

==Keeping it simple==

Use the minimum interface required to get the job done.
Order the elements by contexts. Give the user a strong orientation where the places are to do several things.

==Standard pages==

See [[Development:Address_Bar|Address Bar/URL UI guideline]]

==One script per major function/page==

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==Page layout==
See: [[Development:Page_structure_and_types#Implementation|Basic page _structure UI guideline]]

==Form layout==

See: [[Development:Form|Form UI guideline]] 

==Dealing with tables==

Use the print_table function whenever possible.

==Standard navigation tools==

See: 
* [[Development:Page_structure_and_types#Basic_page_structure|Basic page structure UI guideline]]
* [[Development:Link|Link UI guideline]]
* [[Development:Button|Button UI guideline]]

The information that was here has been incorporated to those pages

==URLs==
See [[Development:Address_Bar|Address Bar UI guideline]]

==Buttons vs links==

See: [[Development:Button]] and [[Development:Link]] UI guidelines.

The information that was here has been integrated to those documents.

==Language strings==

# Use your own language strings in a separate file. Don't use existing language files from moodle.php or other lang files. So translators can translate in the contexts in different ways as terms are used in the special learning culture.

==CSS naming==

* Don't add font, color or layout definitions in code. This belongs to CSS theme files.
* See [[Standards|theme standards]]

==Linking to help==

* Help buttons should be on the right of the thing (as an exception it can be left, if the thing is right-aligned)

==Related topics==

Robin Good's Latest News. "Interaction Design Meets Online Real Estate" 1 Mar. 2005 http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2005/03/01/interaction_design_meets_online_real.htm

The article presents a view of virtual spaces with the focus on human actions. It reminded me of communicative approaches like Moodle. The interface serves as the handle of all the communication tools.

==See also==

* [[Development:Usability]]
* [[Development:Moodle_User_Interface_Guidelines|Moodle User Interface Guidelines]] GSOC 2009 project

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