ANSI INCITS ISO IEC TR 11581-1-2011 Information technology - User interface icons - Part 1 Introduction to and overview of icon standards (Technical Report).pdf

1、 INCITS/ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011 2015 (ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011, IDT) Information technology - User interface icons - Part 1: Introduction to and overview of icon standards (Technical Report) INCITS/ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011 2015 PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance

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8、IEC 2011TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/IECTR11581-1First edition2011-12-01Information technology User interface icons Part 1: Introduction to and overview of icon standards Technologies de linformation Icnes dinterface utilisateur Partie 1: Normes dicnes, introduction et gnralits ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011(E) CO

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11、All rights reserved iiiContents Page Foreword iv Introduction . v 1 Scope 1 2 Terms and definitions . 1 3 Applicability of icons 1 4 Overview of current icon standards 2 4.1 ISO/IEC 11581-2 Object icons 2 4.2 ISO/IEC 11581-3 Pointer icons . 3 4.3 ISO/IEC 11581-5 Tool icons 3 4.4 ISO/IEC 11581-6 Acti

12、on icons 4 4.5 ISO/IEC 18035 Multimedia control icons . 5 4.6 ISO/IEC 18036 Web browser icons 6 4.7 ISO/IEC 24738 Multimedia link attribute icons . 6 4.8 ISO/IEC 24755 Icons for mobile computing 7 5 Proposed future structure of Icon standards . 8 5.1 ISO/IEC TR 11581-1 . 8 5.2 ISO/IEC 11581-3 . 8 5.

13、3 Other currently existing icon standards . 8 5.4 ISO/IEC 11581-10 Framework and general guidance on icons 8 5.5 Proposed ISO/IEC 11581-20 Guidance on families of icons 9 5.6 Proposed ISO/IEC 11581-30 Developing and evaluating icons . 9 5.7 ISO/IEC11581-40 Management of icon registration 9 5.8 Propo

14、sed ISO/IEC 11581-41 Data structure to be used by the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 Icon Database . 9 ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011(E) iv ISO/IEC 2011 All rights reservedForeword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized sys

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19、 example), it may decide to publish a Technical Report. A Technical Report is entirely informative in nature and shall be subject to review every five years in the same manner as an International Standard. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the su

20、bject of patent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO/IEC TR 11581-1 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee SC 35, User interfaces. ISO/IEC 11581 consists of the following parts, und

21、er the general title Information technology User interface icons: Part 1: Introduction to and overview of icon standards Technical Report Part 2: Object icons Part 3: Pointer icons Part 5: Tool icons Part 6: Action icons Part 10: Framework and general guidance Part 40: Management of icon registratio

22、n Part 41: Data structure to be used by the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 icon database Technical Report ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011(E) ISO/IEC 2011 All rights reserved vIntroduction Icons are used on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) products to facilitate interaction with their users. Icons can pr

23、ovide a language-independent means of communicating information to the user. They can facilitate the users ability to learn, understand, and remember functional elements of the system, and aid in the manipulation of these elements. They are especially suitable for elements that are frequently used a

24、nd where the meaning of the icon can be easily understood. Typically, icons draw on a users environment to provide a metaphorical representation of the users tasks, objects, actions, and attributes. A metaphor provides an analogy to concepts already familiar to the user, from which the user can dedu

25、ce the systems use and behaviour. Icons can express the metaphor directly, as graphical representations of the metaphorical objects. They may also directly represent a physical object. Icons are distinguished from other user interface symbols by the fact that they represent underlying system functio

26、ns. Icons represent the objects, pointers, controls and tools making up the domain of an application that users manipulate in doing their jobs. They can also represent status indicators used by the computer system to give information to the user and to mediate user interactions with software applica

27、tions. While the most common form of icons is as a graphical icon, icons can also be rendered in auditory or tactile modalities. TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011(E) ISO/IEC 2011 All rights reserved 1Information technology User interface icons Part 1: Introduction to and overview of icon stan

28、dards 1 Scope This part of ISO/IEC 11581 introduces the ISO/IEC 11581 series and provides developers and other icon standards users with an overview of currently available and future anticipated icon standards. This part of ISO/IEC 11581: describes the structure of parts that will be used to encompa

29、ss all present and future icon standards; introduces currently existing icon standards, whether they are parts of ISO/IEC 11581 or they have their own separate numbers; recognizes that currently existing standards will eventually be replaced by new parts; NOTE This part of ISO/IEC 11581 will be revi

30、sed as new parts of ISO/IEC 11581 become available, adding to or replacing the set of existing parts. 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 2.1 icon user interface symbol representing an object and/or function of the computer system NOT

31、E 1 Within this part of ISO/IEC 11581, “icon“ is also used to refer to the function or object represented by the user interface symbol. An icon, which is generally rendered using an identifiable user interface symbol, is much more than just a user interface symbol, it also includes functionality (ei

32、ther as the object it represents or as the function that it represents). NOTE 2 The concept of a symbol is used in the most generic of senses and can be rendered in various modalities. Some renderings of these user interface symbols include: visual (graphical) icons, auditory icons, and tactile icon

33、s. ISO/IEC 11581-10, definition 3.4 3 Applicability of icons Icons can be used to represent user interface objects, actions, and/or attributes. While icons are often graphically (visually) presented in a user interface, they can also be presented aurally or tactiley. The use of icons is most applica

34、ble to common user interface objects, actions, and/or attributes that are used repeatedly within an application and across multiple applications. ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011(E) 2 ISO/IEC 2011 All rights reservedIcons can be used to: aid in immediate recognition of the user interface object, action, and/

35、or attributes; save presentation space or time; provide representation of the user interface object, actions, and/or attributes that is culturally and linguistically independent and thus accessible to the widest possible range of users. The ISO/IEC 11581 series of standards deals with icons that are

36、 generally applicable to a wide range of applications. 4 Overview of current icon standards 4.1 ISO/IEC 11581-2 Object icons ISO/IEC 11581-2 addresses only object icons, which are icons that represent functions by association with an object and that can be moved and opened. Specific icons in ISO/IEC

37、 11581-2 include: Document Folder Filing cabinet Mail Printer Telephone Facsimile Diskette Wastepaper can Calendar Calculator Clock Display Keyboard Mouse Network Audio device ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011(E) ISO/IEC 2011 All rights reserved 34.2 ISO/IEC 11581-3 Pointer icons ISO/IEC 11581-3 addresses poi

38、nter icons that are logically attached to a physical input device, and that the user manipulates to interact with other screen elements. It describes user interaction with and appearance of pointer icons on the screen. It also specifies how pointer icons on a screen change appearance to give users f

39、eedback. Specific icons in ISO/IEC 11581-3 include: Text pointer Border control pointer Cross hair pointer Busy indicator (actually a Busy pointer) 4.3 ISO/IEC 11581-5 Tool icons ISO/IEC 11581-5 addresses tool icons that represent functions by association with real life tools. ISO/IEC 11581-5 descri

40、bes user interaction with and appearance of tools on the screen. It also specifies the relationship between tools and pointers. Specific icons in ISO/IEC 11581-5 include: Text input Straight Line Draw Freehand Draw Arc draw Circle draw Rectangle draw Polygon draw Flood fill Color pick-up Erase Brush

41、 paint Gradation fill Spray Paint Rectangular area select Irregular area select Rotate ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011(E) 4 ISO/IEC 2011 All rights reserved Flip Group Ungroup Background move Zoom 4.4 ISO/IEC 11581-6 Action icons ISO/IEC 11581-6 addresses action icons that represent actions by association w

42、ith objects that prompt the user to recall the intended actions. ISO/IEC 11581-6 describes user interaction with and appearance of action icons on the screen. Specific icons in ISO/IEC 11581-6 include: Help Find Save Create new (document) Open Save Print preview Print Cut Copy Paste Undo Redo Increa

43、se indent Decrease indent Enumerate/Number Itemize/bullet Make bold Italicize Underline ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011(E) ISO/IEC 2011 All rights reserved 5 Align left Align right Center Full justify 4.5 ISO/IEC 18035 Multimedia control icons ISO/IEC 18035 applies to icons shown on a computer screen that u

44、sers can manipulate and interact with, and that represent computer system functions. ISO/IEC 18035 describes user interaction with and the appearance of multimedia control icons on the screen. ISO/IEC 18035 defines a consistent set of icons and related functions that are presented by multimedia appl

45、ications on a computer screen and that users interact with to control such applications. These control icons typically represent actions by association with conventional controls on hardware devices (for example video recorders and compact disk players) that prompt the user to recall the intended ac

46、tions. Specific icons in ISO/IEC 18035 include: Play Stop Pause Replay Play backward Scan backward Scan forward Fast forward Rewind Step forward Step backward Record Loop Set volume Mute Speaker on Go to beginning Go to previous ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011(E) 6 ISO/IEC 2011 All rights reserved Go to nex

47、t Go to end Main menu Eject Help Snapshot Save 4.6 ISO/IEC 18036 Web browser icons ISO/IEC 18036 applies to icons shown on a computer screen that users can manipulate and interact with, and that represent data or computer system functions. ISO/IEC 18036 describes user interaction with and the appear

48、ance of World Wide Web toolbar icons on the screen. ISO/IEC 18036 defines a consistent set of icons and related functions that are presented by World Wide Web browser applications on a computer screen and that users interact with to control such applications. These toolbar icons typically represent actions by association with objects in the real world and conventional controls on hardware, and that prompt the user to recall the intended actions. Specific icons in ISO/IEC 18036 include: Back Forward