1、 Reference number ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E) ISO/IEC 2003INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 18036 First edition 2003-10-15 Information technology Icon symbols and functions for World Wide Web browser toolbars Technologies de linformation Symboles et fonctions dicnes pour les barres doutils des World Wide Web
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7、ents 1 Scope 1 2 Conformance1 3 Normative references1 4 Terms and definitions .2 5 Requirements and recommendations .2 5.1 Requirements.2 5.1.1 Graphic and function.2 5.1.2 Arrangement 2 5.1.3 Selection.2 5.1.4 Visual feedback2 5.2 Recommendations.3 5.2.1 Function and graphic 3 5.2.2 Metaphor.3 5.2.
8、3 Arrangement 3 5.2.4 Colour .3 5.2.5 Appearance 3 5.2.6 Text/typeface3 6 Icon specifications 4 6.1 Back 4 6.2 Forward.4 6.3 Reload/Refresh 5 6.4 Home.5 6.5 Search.6 6.6 Print.7 6.7 Stop.7 6.8 Bookmarks/Favourites8 6.9 Save (Page) 9 Annex A (informative) Cross-references between similar icons in ISO
9、/IEC 18036 and ISO/IEC 11581 10 ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E) Page Foreword iv Introduction. v iv ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reservedForeword ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E) ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized system for wo
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14、. ISO/IEC 18036 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee SC 35, User interfaces. ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved vIntroduction Web browser toolbar icons enable users to invoke functions that act upon pre-selected or default objects. Functions ini
15、tiated by these icons may also be available via text commands on menus. Web browser toolbar icons provide direct access to functions by graphically representing those text commands. The icon functions and graphics included in ISO/IEC 18036 have been selected on the basis of their common use across c
16、ontemporary software platforms and applications. ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E) ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved 11 Scope ISO/IEC 18036 applies to icons that are shown on a computer screen, that users can manipulate and interact with, and that represent data or computer system functions. ISO/IEC 18036 descri
17、bes user interaction with and the appearance of World Wide Web toolbar icons on the screen. Other forms of icons are covered in ISO/IEC 11581 (all parts). This International Standard defines a consistent set of icons and related functions that are presented by World Wide Web browser applications on
18、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. This International Standard provi
19、des a consistent set of controls for such functions as: Back, Forward, Refresh, Home, Search, Print and Stop. 2 Conformance A World Wide Web browser conforms to ISO/IEC 18036 if the applicable browser toolbar icons available to the user in the application conform to subclause 5.1 of this Internation
20、al Standard and Clause 5 and subclause 6.1 of ISO/IEC 11581-1:2000. An application is not required to implement all of the actions in ISO/IEC 18036 to be conformant. However, if it implements an action as specified in this International Standard, the relevant icon and its meaning should be conforman
21、t as specified here. An application may choose to implement additional icons and remain conformant, providing that they are for actions not addressed in this International Standard and that those icons do not conflict with the icons specified in this International Standard. 3 Normative references In
22、formation technology Icon symbols and functions for World Wide Web browser toolbars The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (
23、including any amendments) applies. ISO/IEC 11581-1:2000, Information technology User system interfaces and symbols Icon symbols and functions Part 1: Icons General ISO/IEC 11581-2:2000, Information technology User system interfaces and symbols Icon symbols and functions Part 2: Object icons ISO/IEC
24、11581-6:1999, Information technology User system interfaces and symbols Icon symbols and functions Part 6: Action icons INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E)2 ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved4.3 page information displayed at the same time on the screen of a display device 4.4 toolbar frame or
25、 special area that contains a set of controls, each control typically represented in graphic form 4.5 World Wide Web browser client program that initiates requests to a World Wide Web server and displays the information that the server returns 5 Requirements and recommendations 5.1 Requirements 5.1.
26、1 Graphic and function 5.1.2 Arrangement Related World Wide Web browser toolbar icons shall be grouped together. The elements of these groups shall be arranged together in rows, columns or boxes. 5.1.3 Selection Selection of an action icon shall be made by indicating with the pointer and activating
27、the associated input device (e.g. clicking a mouse button). 5.1.4 Visual feedback There shall be a clear visual discriminability between World Wide Web browser toolbar icons that represent available and unavailable functions. There shall be visual feedback when a function has been invoked via a Worl
28、d Wide Web browser toolbar icon. There shall also be visual feedback that indicates the status of the action. The visual feedback to the user from activated action icons shall be consistent and logical. ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E) 4 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following te
29、rms and definitions apply. 4.1 application collection of functions with which a user can perform a task 4.2 icon graphic displayed on the screen of a visual display that represents a function of the computer system If a World Wide Web browser uses a toolbar icon that has the appearance of the icon g
30、raphic specified in Clause 6 of this International Standard, within the specific variation given, and within the global variations specified in ISO/IEC 11581-1, it shall serve the primary function specified in Clause 6 of this International Standard. ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved 35.2 Recommendat
31、ions 5.2.1 Function and graphic 5.2.2 Metaphor A consistent highlighting or presentation style should be considered which renders the graphic of the symbols sufficiently prominent in comparison with other information on the screen. 5.2.3 Arrangement It is not recommended that a specific sequence for
32、 these icons be followed. However, where a default sequence is provided, it is recommended that the user be provided with a facility to arrange them to their own preference. 5.2.4 Colour World Wide Web browser toolbar icons may be coloured. 5.2.5 Appearance All icons of a similar selection status sh
33、ould be of a similar visual strength. 5.2.6 Text/typeface The use of text inside multimedia control icons should be avoided. However, if text is included to improve the comprehensibility of the graphic, plain typefaces should be used. If text is used, it should be used in a manner that supports adap
34、tation for cultural, linguistic, and comprehensibility purposes. ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E) If a World Wide Web browser uses a toolbar icon that serves the primary function specified in Clause 6 of this International Standard, it is highly recommended that it have the appearance of the action icon graphi
35、c specified in Clause 6, within the specific variations given and within the global variations specified in 6.3 of ISO/IEC 11581-1:2000. 4 ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved6 Icon specifications 6.1 Back Primary function. To enable the user to return to the page viewed immediately before the current o
36、ne. Specific instance. A leftward directing arrow. Components. A solid (filled) triangle, with a horizontal shaft on the right side, pointing to the left. Graphic. Specific variations. The arrow shaft may be omitted, if necessary. 6.2 Forward Primary function. To enable the user to return to the pag
37、e viewed immediately before the “Back” icon was used. Specific instance. A forward directing arrow. Components. A solid (filled) triangle, with a horizontal shaft on the left side, pointing to the right. Graphic. Specific variations. The arrow shaft may be omitted, if necessary. ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E
38、) ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved 56.3 Reload/Refresh Primary function. To enable the user to “refresh” the currently viewed page. Specific instance. A cyclic motion. Components. A single arrow, with a long shaft, looping to the right and rear in an anticlockwise manner, and returning to its starti
39、ng position. Graphic. 6.4 Home Primary function. To enable the user to return to the main/default page as selected and recorded in their web browser settings page. Specific instance. A small house. Components. A pentagon, with its base horizontal, and two sides vertical, incorporating: a rectangle (
40、to represent a doorway), superimposed with diagonal lines (to represent a roof) and a rectangle on the right side (to represent a chimney). Graphic. Specific variations. Further rectangles may be added to represent windows. ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E) 6 ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved6.5 Search Primary f
41、unction. To enable the user to locate an object or alternative web site. NOTE If a proprietary search engine is used, the icon presented should be the one provided by that application. However, if a proprietary search engine is not provided or available, then the following should apply. Specific ins
42、tance. A hand held torch or flashlight. Components. Torch/flashlight. Two diagonal cylinders, connected together and orientated from the upper left to the centre of the button top/cell. The larger cylinder is in the centre of the cell. Light beams/rays. A series of lines emanating from the larger cy
43、linder in the general direction of the lower right corner of the cell. Graphic. Specific variations. The torch/flashlight may be orientated in any direction. The number of light beams may be reduced in quantity. The light beam may be illustrated by some other means, e.g. by a highlighted area, to sh
44、ow illumination. NOTE See also ISO/IEC 11581-6:1999, 7.1.2 (Find). ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E) ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved 76.6 Print Primary function. To print the current page to the predefined settings within the system or application. Specific instance. An electromechanical printer with a documen
45、t emerging. Components. Printer, see ISO/IEC 11581-2:2000, 7.1.5. Graphic. NOTE See also ISO/IEC 11581-6:1999, 7.3.2. 6.7 Stop Primary function. To stop the previous command without completing. Specific instance. A white X on a dark circle. Components. Body. A solid (dark filled) circle. Graphic. A
46、white X superimposed upon the circle. Specific variations. Where colour is available, the filled area of the circle should be coloured red. ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E) 8 ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved6.8 Bookmarks/Favourites Primary function. To enable the user to save, for later retrieval, specific web
47、 page addresses. Specific instance. A file folder with a mathematical addition symbol. Components. Folder. A file folder (see ISO/IEC 11581-2:2000, 7.1.2). Addition symbol: a white + superimposed upon a filled circle. Specific variations. Where colour is available, the filled area of the circle shou
48、ld be coloured green. Graphic. ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E) ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reserved 96.9 Save (Page) Primary function. To save the current (displayed) page. Specific instance. An open folder with an arrow pointing into it. Components. An open folder (based upon ISO/IEC 11581-2:2000, 7.1.2). A dire
49、ction arrow. Located in the top left corner of the cell, pointing downwards and into the open folder. Graphic. Specific variations. An object, representing a document, may be included moving into the folder if space permits this additional level of detail. For languages oriented from right to left the graphic may be mirrored horizontally. NOTE See also ISO/IEC 11581-6:1999, 7.2.3 (Save). ISO/IEC 18036:2003(E) 10 ISO/IEC 2003 All rights reservedISO/I
