Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) An updated collection of seven themes replaces the original nine WPF Themes. Some of the issues with the original themes have been addressed in this update. Download the WPF Themes in the WPF Futures release. This collection of themes can also be found in the Silverlight Toolkit. How to Use the WPF Themes How to use the WPF Themes in your application: Resource dictionary You can use the themes as a resource dictionary. Themes Quick Reference. Great User Experience Example in a Business Application - Brad Abrams. Usability vs. User Experience (UX) I sometimes get the question what the difference is between Usability and User Experience (UX). One may think that User Experience doesn’t necessarily imply that something is usable (whether it’s good or bad, it’s still an experience), and hence Usability is superior to User Experience.
However, the emerging trend is to refer to User Experience as the wider perspective and Usability as being part of User Experience, as illustrated below. By this definition Usability is a subset of the overall User Experience. Usability answers the question, “Can the user accomplish their goal?” With effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction about the results (as per the ISO 9241-11 definition of usability). User Experience also answers the question, “Did the user have as delightful an experience as possible doing so?”. User Experience takes far more effort to do well, but the results have far better impact. There’s a lot of debate on this topic out there. 12 Useful Techniques For Good User Interface Design - Smashing Magazine.
Advertisement Last week, we presented 10 Useful Web Application Interface Techniques471, the first part of our review of useful design trends in modern Web applications. Among other things, we highlighted embedded video blocks, specialized controls and context-sensitive navigation. We also encouraged designers to disable pressed buttons, use shadows around modal windows and link to the sign-up page from the log-in page.
This post presents the second part of our review: 12 useful techniques for good user interface design in Web apps. We also discuss how to implement these techniques so that they are properly used. Please feel free to suggest further ideas, approaches and coding solutions in the comments below. You may also want to take a look at the following related articles: 1. One of the most significant elements of a good user interface is visibility of the system’s status. 7Yammer8 applies not one but three effects on all new messages in a feed: fade in, slide down and highlight. 2. 3.
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