Designing Interfaces, 2nd Edition

Index

A note on the digital index

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About.com website

Feature, Search, and Browse pattern and, How

Accordion pattern

about, Examples

Collapsible Panels pattern and, What

List Inlay pattern and, Why, Examples

Module Tabs pattern and, What

page layout considerations, Visual Flow: What Should I Look at Next?, Using Dynamic Displays

Titled Sections pattern and, Examples

Two-Panel Selector pattern and, How

action and command patterns

Action Panel, What, Why, Putting the Action Panel on the UI, Examples

Button Groups, What–Examples, How, Examples

Cancelability, The Patterns, What–Examples, How, Examples

Command History, The Patterns, What, Use when, Examples

Hover Tools, What–In other libraries, Why, Examples, Examples, In other libraries

Macros, The Patterns, What–Examples, Defining the macro, Examples

Multi-Level Undo, The Patterns, What, Why, Undoable operations, Examples

Preview, The Patterns, What–How, How, In other libraries, How

Progress Indicator, The Patterns, What, How, Examples

Prominent “Done” Button, The Patterns, What, How

Smart Menu Items, The Patterns, What, How, What

Action Button pattern, In other libraries

Action Panel pattern

about, Why

Hover Tools pattern and, Why

reasons for using, Why ...