This section of the Human Interface Guidelines covers essential themes. It provides an initial starting point when designing an application, as well as common design guidelines that are necessary when using all the patterns and user interface elements found in later sections.
General design guidelines and advice. |
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Basic application behavior and characteristics. |
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Using the HIG for cross-platform or GNOME 2 style applications. |
Arranging elements within user interfaces. |
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Writing text for your user interface, including capitalization rules. |
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Guidelines on selecting and creating icons. |
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Advice on font sizes, weights and styles, as well as special characters. |
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Mouse, touchpad and touchscreen interaction. |
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Keyboard navigation, access and shortcut keys. |
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