YaST/Style Guide/Dialogs

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Dialog Types

Full-screen Dialogs

These are the most-used dialogs ever. They are used all over the configuration or installation.

• Common Dialogs
• Overview Dialogs
• Progress Dialogs (initializing, reading and writing...)
• Dialog with Tabs
• Tree Widget Dialog
• Summary Dialog
• Installation Proposal

Non Full-screen Dialogs

These dialog are used for entering one value or set of values into the full-screen dialog under the pop-up. E.g., adding a new firewall rule into table of already entered rules.

• Popups

Message boxes

These are used to warn, inform or ask user.

• Questions
• Warning Message
• Error Message
• Informative Message

Dialog Items Unification

Navigation

Unified navigation helps users to understand what they are just doing, where they are and what will happen later.

• Dialog Caption to be decided by PM
• Icon to be decided by PM
• Navigation Buttons

Widget Positioning

Makes navigation simpler. Buttons are where users expect them, dialog widgets are aligned the same way, dialogs are nice and understandable.

• Alignment to be decided by PM
• Buttons Order and Position to be decided by PM
• Grouping Widgets
• Spacing

Easing Use

These rules are helping users to better and faster make the right decision, suggests solutions and the best values...

• Dialog Help
• Sorting
• Nice vs. Useful Widgets
• Unification of Hotkeys
• Avoid Presenting Confusing Information
• Suggested Values
• Preselections