Title :
The wizard of UI-the technical writer and user interface reviews
Abstract :
This paper discusses the role technical writers can play in interface review and design and the collaboration that ensues between technical writers and software engineers. The objective is to demonstrate a proper and effective wizard design that is simple to use and a pleasure to document. The paper presents the Microsoft for Windows interface standards for wizards and presents before and after snapshots of proposed user interface changes to Speedware´s Esperant product
Keywords :
graphical user interfaces; software engineering; software standards; system documentation; technical presentation; Esperant; Microsoft for Windows; Speedware; interface design; interface standards; software engineers; system documentation; technical writer; user interface reviews; wizard design; Books; Counting circuits; Design engineering; Design methodology; Documentation; Guidelines; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration; Remuneration; Software measurement; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1997. IPCC '97 Proceedings. Crossroads in Communication., 1997 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4184-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1997.637070
