Introduction

Newton Interface Design

Now that you have a general idea of a Newton application, let us turn to the more abstract issues of good user interface design. There are several helpful guidelines that we will give you. The most important principle for you to remember, however, and unfortunately the hardest to actually put into practice, is this:

Do Not Design for a Personal Computer
General Design Guidelines
Newton Applications Must Be Easy to Use
Anticipate the User's Action
Give the User Update Information
Do Not Underestimate the Value of Whizbang Features
When to Leave Partial Views
Use the Correct Proto or viewClass

An online version of Programming for the Newton using Macintosh, 2nd ed. ©1996, 1994, Julie McKeehan and Neil Rhodes.

Last modified: 1 DEC 1996