What's New in HIG v2.0
This is a summary of the new sections and guidelines in v2.0 of the
GNOME Human Interface Guidelines of which developers should be aware.
By following the links, you can see the relevant new text highlighted
in YELLOW. (Unfortunately you will also see a few things that
aren't new at all highlighted in yellow, but at least you won't miss
any that way...)
The following sections are new:
GConf
Keys
Showing
and Hiding Windows
Using
the Status Notification Area
Progress
Windows
Media
Player Toolbars
Scrollbars
Sortable
Lists
Sortable
Trees
Tabbed
Notebook Status Indicators
Progress
Bars
Designing
Accessible Icons
Bibliography
The following sections have new or revised guidelines:
Internationalization
& Localization
Desktop
Integration
Primary
Windows
Utility
Windows
Confirmation
Alerts
Assistants
The
Menu Bar
File
menu
View
menu
Bookmarks
menu
Go
menu
Windows
menu
Text
Entry Fields
Status
Bars
Frames
and Separators
Choosing
Appropriate Feedback
Allowing
Interruptions
Capitalization
Mouse
Buttons
Selecting
Objects
Drag
and Drop
Choosing
Access Keys
Choosing
Shortcut Keys
Standard
Application Shortcut Keys
The following terminology changes were introduced in HIG 2.0:
- "Option menus" are now called "Drop-down lists" and
- "Combo boxes" are now called "Drop-down combination boxes"