ANSI INCITS ISO IEC TR 11580-2007 Information technology - User Interfaces - Model for describing user interface objects actions and attributes (Technical Report).pdf

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8、/IEC 2007TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/IECTR11580First edition2007-03-15Information technology Framework for describing user interface objects, actions and attributes Technologies de linformation Modle pour dcrire des objets, des actions et des attributs pour linterface utilisateur ISO/IEC TR 11580:2007(E) P

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12、 2007 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or ISOs member body in the

13、country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyrightiso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii ISO/IEC 2007 All rights reserved ISO/IEC 2007 All rights reserved iiiContents Page Foreword .v Introductio

14、nvi 1 Scope1 2 Terms and definitions .1 3 Modelling objects, actions, and attributes3 4 Common properties of objects, actions, and attributes5 4.1 Software identification of objects, actions, and attributes .5 4.1.1 Internal properties of objects, actions, and attributes 5 4.1.2 Internal properties

15、of implemented objects, actions, and attributes.5 4.1.3 Standard internal identifiers.5 4.1.4 Standard of internal states of objects, actions, and attributes 5 4.1.5 Specification of internal identifiers .6 4.1.6 Implementation of internal identifier .6 4.2 Information properties of objects, actions

16、, and attributes .6 4.2.1 Labels .6 4.2.2 Uniqueness of labels.6 4.2.3 Understandability of labels 6 4.2.4 Descriptions.6 4.2.5 States7 4.2.6 Standard information properties of objects, actions, and attributes.7 4.2.7 Clear and unambiguous purpose 7 4.2.8 Standardized English version of labels, desc

17、riptions, and state information7 4.2.9 Use of information properties of objects, actions, and attributes .7 4.2.10 Result of selection of a label7 4.2.11 User control of labels7 4.2.12 User control of descriptions 7 4.2.13 Standardized translations of labels and descriptions.8 4.2.14 Language of lab

18、els, descriptions, and state information8 4.2.15 Developer based translations of labels and descriptions.8 4.2.16 Implementation of alternate languages.8 4.3 Representation properties of objects, actions, and attributes.8 4.3.1 Use of representation properties of objects, actions, and attributes 8 4

19、.3.2 Textual properties .8 4.3.3 Iconic representation 8 4.3.4 Tonal representation.8 4.3.5 Tactile and Haptic representation9 4.3.6 Standard representation properties of objects, actions, and attributes .9 4.3.7 Variations of representations.9 4.3.8 Cultural and linguistic sensitivity of representa

20、tions .9 4.4 Operational properties of objects, actions, and attributes .9 4.4.1 Separation of operations 9 4.4.2 Selection of an object, action, or attribute9 4.4.3 Obtaining information.10 4.4.4 Modifying values .10 4.4.5 Removing and restoring items.10 4.4.6 Activation of function10 4.5 Technical

21、 specifications.10 5 Optional properties .10 5.1 Attribute specific optional properties .10 ISO/IEC TR 11580:2007(E) iv ISO/IEC 2007 All rights reserved5.1.1 Inclusion of attribute specific optional properties 10 5.1.2 Values 11 5.1.3 Constraints 11 5.1.4 Permitted values . 11 5.1.5 Default values 1

22、1 5.1.6 Higher structure 11 5.1.7 Peer structure 11 5.1.8 Lower structure. 11 5.1.9 Physical structure. 11 5.2 Operation specific optional properties. 11 5.2.1 Inclusion of operational specific optional properties.11 5.2.2 Pre-conditions. 12 5.2.3 Post-conditions. 12 5.2.4 Error conditions 12 Annex

23、A (informative) Developers of this Technical Report. 13 ISO/IEC TR 11580:2007(E) ISO/IEC 2007 All rights reserved vForeword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. Nati

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30、do not necessarily have to be reviewed until the data they provide are considered to be no longer valid or useful. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or al

31、l such patent rights. ISO/IEC TR 11580, which is a Technical Report of type 2, was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee SC 35, User interfaces. ISO/IEC TR 11580:2007(E) vi ISO/IEC 2007 All rights reservedIntroduction As end users are involved with

32、 more and more different applications, they use similar or equivalent objects, actions and attributes that have been implemented in very different ways from one another. This leads to an increasing need for developing usable standards for user interface objects, actions and attributes. However, as e

33、ach new standard is proposed, it can choose which aspects to emphasize and which to omit regarding the user interface objects, actions and attributes that it describes. a) The lack of a format for describing user interface objects, actions and attributes has led to a number of different standards be

34、ing developed that only partially describe their names and/or properties. This provides developers with incomplete guidance and leads to the development of similar but incompatible user interface objects, actions and attributes. b) There is an increasing need to provide consistent standards for user

35、 interface objects, actions and attributes. This Technical Report will support this activity. This Technical Report provides a format and guidance for describing and implementing user interface objects, actions and attributes. ISO/IEC TR 11580:2007(E) TECHNICAL REPORT 1 Scope This Technical Report d

36、efines a format for describing user interface objects, actions and attributes. It provides a basis for standardizing the names and properties of user interface objects, actions and attributes across multiple applications and platforms. NOTE User interface objects as defined and discussed in this Tec

37、hnical Report are not necessarily equivalentto objects in the software engineering sense. All elements of the user interface which are separately identifiable by the user can be considered to be user interface objects, regardless of how they are technically implemented. This Technical Report focuses

38、 on their functionalities without specifying a particular method of implementation. This Technical Report contains guidance both on the standardization of user interface objects, actions and attributes and on the implementation of these objects, actions and attributes in any or all modalities. This

39、Technical Report is primarily intended for developers of standards, style guides, and architectures involving user interface objects, actions and attributes. EXAMPLE It is used as the basis for icon-specific accessibility guidance in ISO/IEC 19766. This Technical Report also provides software develo

40、pers with a range of functionalities to be considered in the design of objects, actions and attributes within user interfaces. 2 Terms and definitions 2.1 object user interface objectentity of the user interface that is presented to the user by the software NOTE 1 Object, as defined in this Technica

41、l Report refers to a user interface object (also known as a “user interface element” in ISO 9241-171:2006. These user interface objects may be implemented via any programming method and need not be implemented via object-oriented programming. NOTE 2 User interface objects may or may not be interacti

42、ve. NOTE 3 User interface objects may be containers that serve to group one or more other objects. NOTE 4 Examples of user interface objects in a graphical user interface include window title bars, menu items, push buttons, image maps, editable text fields and various types of containers (such as wi

43、ndows, grouping boxes, menu bars, menus, groups of mutually-exclusive option buttons, and compound images that are made up of several smaller images). Examples of user interface objects in an audio user interface include such things as menus, menu items, messages and action prompts. Examples of user

44、 interface objects in a tactile user interface include such things as tactile controls, Braille pads, tactile maps, soft balls and virtual wells. 2.2 attribute data item that modifies or describes some aspect of an action or an object 1Information technology Framework for describing user interface o

45、bjects, actions and attributes ISO/IEC TR 11580:2007(E) ISO/IEC 2007 All rights reserved NOTE An attribute can be treated as an object. 2.3 action user behaviour that a system accepts as a request for a particular operation EXAMPLES Pressing a key, clicking a mouse button, moving the pointer over an

46、 object, speaking a command. 2.4 operation predefined system behaviour that a user initiates EXAMPLES Sending mail, printing, modifying the data or properties of an object. NOTE A user performs an action or a set of actions to initiate an operation. 2.5 function task-specific operation of an object

47、NOTE Objects can have zero, one or many functions. 2.6 internal identifier language-independent information intended to ensure system-based recognition of a particular user interface object, action or attribute 2.7 state status of an object, action or attribute which is related to the currently perm

48、itted interactions with the object, action or attribute 2.8 label language-dependent information used to name an object, action or attribute NOTE This can include information in various languages, e.g. English, Japanese, Blissymbols. 2.9 description language-dependent set of words used to clarify th

49、e meaning of a particular user interface object, action or attribute for the user 2.10 selection explicitly identifying an object, attribute or operation that is intended as the target for subsequent action NOTE When a mouse is used, selection is performed by clicking once on a mouse button; then, a second click is used to initiate the default function of the selected item. 2.11 selection indication cue that indicates the selected object,