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| = KDE Human Interface Guidelines (Desktop Platform)=
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| The Classic KDE Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) offer application designers and developers a set of recommendations for designing and developing user interfaces for QWidget-based, desktop-only applictions. Their aim is to improve the experience for users by making application interfaces more consistent and hence more intuitive and learnable.
| | {{Note|KDE Human Interface Guidelines got moved to [[https://hig.kde.org/ https://hig.kde.org/]]}} |
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| For applications which are supposed to run on both desktop and mobile systems, consult the [[../KirigamiHIG | Kirigami Human Interface Guidelines (HIG)]]
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| == Getting Started ==
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| * [[/Presentation/DesignVisionPrinciples|Design Vision and Principles]] - The overall vision and principles that guide the design and development of user interfaces for KDE software.
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| * [[/Concept|Concept]] - Creating a project vision, determining the users, and the scenarios of use.
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| * [[/Organization|Organization]] - Guidelines on how an application’s content and functionality are ordered and categorized.
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| * [[/Architecture|Architecture]] Architecture of KDE
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| * [[/Contribute|Contribute to the HIG]]
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| == Behaviour ==
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| This section contains guidelines for application behaviour.
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| * [[/ViewingAndNavigation|Viewing and Navigation]] - Guidelines on controls and patterns to use for viewing, navigating and performing actions on application content.
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| * [[/EditingAndManipulation|Editing and Manipulation]] - Guidelines on controls and patterns to use for selection and input.
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| * [[/UserAssistance|User Assistance]] - Guidelines on tooltips, notifications, messages and help.
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| * [[/Patterns|Patterns]] - Guidelines on how to use controls in different combinations to accomplish specific behaviors.
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| == Presentation ==
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| Presentation deals with the visual design of the user interface.
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| * [[/Layout|Layout]] - Guidelines regarding the placement and ordering of onscreen elements. Includes guidance on layout patterns, alignment, size and spacing.
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| * [[/Style|Style]] - Guidelines on the use of colour, icon design and the typography to communicate with a consistent visual vocabulary.
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| * [[/Text|Text]] - Guidelines for the written, language-based elements of the interface. Includes guidelines on wording, capitalization and localization.
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| == Tools and Resources ==
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| The following tools and resources are offered to help with following these guidelines.
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| * [[/ControlsList|Controls List]] - A complete listing of all user interface controls and their guidelines in alphabetical order.
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| * [[/MockupToolkit|Mockup Toolkit]] - Includes UI controls stencils, color swatches and fonts to help create the visual design your application.
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| * [[/About|About the HIG]] - Learn more about the philosophy behind the KDE HIG.
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| * [http://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=285 Visual Design Group forum] - Ask for help and share your design ideas.
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| == Quick index for the new mobile-oriented HIG (work in progress) ==
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| === Drawers & FAB ===
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| * [[/GlobalDrawer | Global Drawer]]
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| * [[/ContextDrawer | Context Drawer]]
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| * [[/FloatingActionButton | Floating Action Button]]
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| * [[/QuickContentActions | Quick actions on contents]]
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| === Navigation ===
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| * [[/ViewsByColumns | Views-by-columns approach]]
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| * [[/ContentsFilter | Contents filter]]
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| * [[/Views-by-tabs | Simpler views by tabs]]
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| === Editing ===
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| * [[/RearrangeListItems | Rearrange list's items]]
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| === App settings ===
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| * [[/VBCtoSettings | Views-by-columns approach applied to settings]]
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| === Cross-apps interactions ===
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| * [[/SharingContents | Sharing contents to an other app]]
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| === Complete app examples ===
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| * App store (to be applied to Muon Mobile)
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| * E-mail client
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| * Media player
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| [[Category:Usability]]
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