New Windows Interface (Microsoft Corporation) [Paperback]

Microsoft Press (Author), Microsoft Corporation Staff (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1556156790 | ISBN-13: 978-1556156793 | Publication Date: January 1, 1994 | Edition: 2

This well-organized and clearly written book provides guidelines for designing visually and functionally consistent user interfaces for Windows programs. It is the official book on Microsoft user-interface design and can be read as a program specification for Windows application developers who want to save training time, boost productivity, and promote user confidence in their applications.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

The official book on Microsoft user-interface design. If you are developing Windows 95 applications, please buy this book--standards are "a good thing."

From the Back Cover

Here are the Microsoft guidelines for creating well-designed, visually and functionally consistent user interfaces for applications that run on the Microsoft Windows operating system. The Windows Interface Guidelines for Software Design is an essential handbook for all programmers and designers working with the latest release of Windows, regardless of experience level or development tools used. This book covers the basic principles of user interface design and design methodologies and specifies how data-centered concepts such as objects and properties can be applied to interface design. It includes detailed information on mouse, keyboard, and pen interaction and on how to use the common interface elements supplied by the system. This book also includes information about special considerations such as network computing, international users, and users with disabilities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; 2 edition (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556156790
• ISBN-13: 978-1556156793
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,361,610 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Update available!, October 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: New Windows Interface (Microsoft Corporation) (Paperback)

This book is good but even better is the new 1999 book under the title: Windows User Experience - official guidlines for user interface developers and designers.

The new book is updated and has content on Windows 2000! Highly recomended for anyone who wants to build quality applications. Similar content to this book but updated with new info.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference for Windows UI Guidelines, April 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: New Windows Interface (Microsoft Corporation) (Paperback)

This book came out just before Windows 95 became available in 1995. It has been the definitive reference book for UI guidelines for 32bit Windows applications, until now. With Windows 2000 recently released, a new book (which is really an update of this book) entitled "Microsoft Windows User Experience" has been published.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even 10 years on, it's remarkably current, August 24, 2006

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Syl Flood (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Windows Interface (Microsoft Corporation) (Paperback)

To echo the other reviews, don't be put off because this book is now 11 years old. Almost all of the behavior defined in this text still applies to Windows XP. If you are somehow involved in UI design for desktop software, you need this book.