20101121 - Usability & Design Guidelines for iPhone

Part II Designing the User Interface of Your iPhone Application 69 Chapter 5 A Brief Tour of the Application User Interface 71 Application Screens and Their Contents 71 Using Views and Controls in Application Screens 73 Comments: I think Apple Inc has come out with comprehensive set of usability and design guidelines for iPhone user interface. This helps ensure that iPhone apps developer come out with highly usable apps. Chapter 6 Navigation Bars, Tab Bars, Toolbars, and the Status Bar 75 The Status Bar 75 Navigation Bars 76 Navigation Bar Contents 77 Navigation Bar Size and Color 79 Toolbars 79 Toolbar Contents 80 Toolbar Size and Color 81 Tab Bars 81 Providing Additional Tabs 82 Badging a Tab in a Tab Bar 84 Chapter 7 Alerts, Action Sheets, and Modal Views 87 Usage and Behavior 87 Using Alerts 88 Using Action Sheets 89 Using Modal Views 89 Designing an Alert 90 Designing an Action Sheet 93 Designing a Modal View 96 Chapter 8 Table Views, Text Views, and Web Views 99 Table Views 99 Usage and Behavior 99 Table-View Styles 100 Table-Cell Styles 102 Table-View Elements 108 Switch Controls 109 Using Table Views to Enable Common User Actions 110 Text Views 113 Web Views 114 Chapter 9 Application Controls 117 Activity Indicators 117 Date and Time Pickers 118 Detail Disclosure Buttons 120 Info Buttons 120 Labels 121 Page Indicators 122 Pickers 124 Progress Views 125 Rounded Rectangle Buttons 126 Search Bars 126 Segmented Controls 128 Sliders 129 Text Fields 130 Chapter 10 System-Provided Buttons and Icons 133 Using System-Provided Buttons and Icons 133 Standard Buttons for Use in Toolbars and Navigation Bars 134 Standard Icons for Use in Tab Bars 136 Standard Buttons for Use in Table Rows and Other User Interface Elements 137 Chapter 11 Creating Custom Icons and Images 139 Application Icons 140 Small Icons 142 Document Icons 142 Web Clip Icons 143 Icons for Navigation Bars, Toolbars, and Tab Bars 144 Launch Images 146 Tips for Creating Great High-Resolution Artwork 148 Source: Apple Inc (2001). iPhone Human Interface Guidelines: User Experience. Apple Inc, Cupertino, California.