1、Reference numberISO/IEC 11581-1:2000(E)ISO/IEC 2000Information technology User systeminterfaces and symbols Icon symbolsand functions Part 1:Icons GeneralTechnologies de linformation Interfaces pour systme utilisateur etsymboles Symboles et fonctions dicnes Partie 1: Icnes GnralitsNational Standard
2、of CanadaCAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 11581-1:02(ISO/IEC 11581-1:2000)International Standard ISO/IEC 11581-1:2000 (first edition, 2000-04-01) has been adopted withoutmodification (IDT) as CSA Standard CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 11581-1:02, which has been approved as a NationalStandard of Canada by the Standards Council of
3、Canada.ISBN 1-55324-976-3 December 2002The Canadian Standards Association (CSA), The Standards Council of Canada is theunder whose auspices this National Standard has been coordinating body of the National Standards system, produced, was chartered in 1919 and accredited by a federation of independen
4、t, autonomousthe Standards Council of Canada to the National organizations working towards the furtherStandards system in 1973. It is a not-for-profit, development and improvement of voluntarynonstatutory, voluntary membership association standardization in the national interest.engaged in standards
5、 development and certification The principal objects of the Council are to foster activities. and promote voluntary standardization as a means CSA standards reflect a national consensus of of advancing the national economy, benefiting theproducers and users including manufacturers, health, safety, a
6、nd welfare of the public, assisting consumers, retailers, unions and professional and protecting the consumer, facilitating domestic organizations, and governmental agencies. The and international trade, and furthering internationalstandards are used widely by industry and commerce cooperation in th
7、e field of standards.and often adopted by municipal, provincial, and A National Standard of Canada is a standard whichfederal governments in their regulations, particularly has been approved by the Standards Council ofin the fields of health, safety, building and Canada and one which reflects a reas
8、onableconstruction, and the environment. agreement among the views of a number of capableIndividuals, companies, and associations across individuals whose collective interests provide to theCanada indicate their support for CSAs standards greatest practicable extent a balance ofdevelopment by volunt
9、eering their time and skills to representation of producers, users, consumers, andCSA Committee work and supporting the Associations others with relevant interests, as may be appropriateobjectives through sustaining memberships. The to the subject in hand. It normally is a standardmore than 7000 com
10、mittee volunteers and the 2000 which is capable of making a significant and timelysustaining memberships together form CSAs total contribution to the national interest.membership from which its Directors are chosen. Approval of a standard as a National Standard ofSustaining memberships represent a m
11、ajor source of Canada indicates that a standard conforms to theincome for CSAs standards development activities. criteria and procedures established by the StandardsThe Association offers certification and testing Council of Canada. Approval does not refer to theservices in support of and as an exte
12、nsion to its technical content of the standard; this remains thestandards development activities. To ensure the continuing responsibility of the accreditedintegrity of its certification process, the Association standards-development organization.regularly and continually audits and inspects products
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14、e, users are cautioned centres across Canada and inspection and testing to obtain the latest edition from the organizationagencies in eight countries. Since 1919, the preparing the standard.Association has developed the necessary expertise to The responsibility for approving National Standards meet
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17、 is stated in its Scope, it is importantto note that it remains the responsibility of the users to judge its suitability for their particular purpose.Registered trade-mark of Canadian Standards AssociationCAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 11581-1:02 Icon symbols and functions Part 1: Icons GeneralInformation technolo
18、gy User system interfaces and symbols December 2002 Canadian Standards Association CSA/1CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 11581-1:02Information technology Usersystem interfaces and symbols Icon symbols and functions Part 1: Icons GeneralCSA PrefaceStandards development within the Information Technology sector is harm
19、onized with internationalstandards development. Through the CSA Technical Committee on Information Technology (TCIT),Canadians serve as the Canadian Advisory Committee (CAC) on ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 onInformation Technology (ISO/IEC JTC1) for the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the
20、ISO memberbody for Canada and sponsor of the Canadian National Committee of the IEC. Also, as a member of theInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU), Canada participates in the International Telegraph andTelephone Consultative Committee (ITU-T).This International Standard was reviewed by the CSA
21、 TCIT under the jurisdiction of the StrategicSteering Committee on Information Technology and deemed acceptable for use in Canada. (Acommittee membership list is available on request from the CSA Project Manager.) From time to time,ISO/IEC may publish addenda, corrigenda, etc. The CSA TCIT will revi
22、ew these documents for approvaland publication. For a listing, refer to the CSA Information Products catalogue or CSA Info Update orcontact a CSA Sales representative. This Standard has been formally approved, without modification, bythe Technical Committee and has been approved as a National Standa
23、rd of Canada by the StandardsCouncil of Canada.December 2002 Canadian Standards Association 2002All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without the priorpermission of the publisher. ISO/IEC material is reprinted with permission. Where the words “this
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25、6-747-4044www.csa.caReference numberISO/IEC 11581-1:2000(E)ISO/IEC 2000INTERNATIONALSTANDARDISO/IEC11581-1First edition2000-04-01Information technology User systeminterfaces and symbols Icon symbolsand functions Part 1:Icons GeneralTechnologies de linformation Interfaces pour systme utilisateur etsy
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31、 2000 All rights reserved iiiForewordISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission)form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of ISO or IECparticipate in the development of Internationa
32、l Standards through technical committees established by therespective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC technical committeescollaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and non-governmental, inliaison with ISO
33、and IEC, also take part in the work.International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3.In the field of information technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1.Draft International Standards adopted by the jo
34、int technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting.Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodies casting a vote.Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this part of ISO/IEC 11581 may be the subject ofpa
35、tent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.International Standard ISO/IEC 11581-1 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Informationtechnology, Subcommittee SC 35, User interfaces.ISO/IEC 11581 consists of the following part
36、s, under the general title Information technology User systeminterfaces and symbols Icon symbols and functions: Part 1: Icons General Part 2: Object icons Part 3: Pointer icons Part 4: Control icons Part 5: Tool icons Part 6: Action iconsISO/IEC 11581-1:2000(E)iv ISO/IEC 2000 All rights reservedIntr
37、oductionIcons are used on visual display terminals (VDTs, or screens) to facilitate interaction between computer-basedapplications (software products) and their users. Icon graphics can provide a language-independent means ofcommunicating information to the user. They are part of a graphical interfa
38、ce that can facilitate the users ability tolearn, understand, and remember functional elements of the system, and aid in the manipulation of these elements.Typically, a graphical user interface draws on a users environment to provide a metaphorical representation of theusers tasks. A metaphor provid
39、es an analogy to concepts already familiar to the user, from which the user candeduce the systems use and behaviour. Icons can express the metaphor directly, as graphical representations ofthe metaphorical objects. They may also directly represent a physical object.Icons are distinguished from other
40、 symbols on screens by the fact that they represent underlying system functions.Icons represent the objects, pointers, controls and tools making up the domain of an application and that usersmanipulate in doing their jobs. They can also represent status indicators used by the computer system to give
41、information to the user and to mediate user interactions with software applications.Figure 1 shows how the parts of ISO/IEC 11581 are organized. Symbols primarily intended for use on equipmentother than screens are standardized in ISO 7000, ISO 7001, and IEC 60417.Although different types of icons a
42、re distinguished for clarity, ISO/IEC 11581 does not imply that these types ofsymbols are disjoint. For example, a single icon may be simultaneously a pointer and a status indicator, or a statusindicator may change to a pointer icon when the cursor is moved over a window that contains a different pr
43、ocess.Figure 1 Organization of ISO/IEC 11581INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 11581-1:2000(E) ISO/IEC 2000 All rights reserved 1Information technology User system interfaces and symbols Icon symbols and functions Part 1:Icons General1 ScopeISO/IEC 11581 applies to software products providing office app
44、lications such as document production, desktoppublishing, finance, and planning that present their functions via a graphical user interface.ISO/IEC 11581 applies to software products for people who are familiar with office work but who are at present notnecessarily familiar with computer-based appli
45、cations.ISO/IEC 11581 is meant to be used by persons involved in the design, implementation, and evaluation of icons forgraphical user interfaces to computer-based office applications, and by procurers of systems that employ suchinterfaces.Other parts of ISO/IEC 11581 contain:Gbe graphics of commonl
46、y used icons, andGbe descriptions of the functionality of the icons.This part of ISO/IEC 11581-1 provides a framework for the development and design of icons and their applicationon screens capable of displaying graphics as well as text. It contains:Gbe general requirements and recommendations for i
47、cons;Gbe global variations to the graphical representations of icons.2 ConformanceA system, application, or set of one or more icon(s) conforms to this part of ISO/IEC 11581 if all icons available tothe user in the computer system, application or set conform to clause 5 and subclause 6.1.3 Normative
48、 referenceThe following normative document contains provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions ofthis part of ISO/IEC 11581. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of thesepublications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on th
49、is part of ISO/IEC 11581 are encouraged toinvestigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the normative document indicated below. Forundated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IECmaintain registers of currently valid International Standards.ISO 9241-3:1992, Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) Part 3: Visualdisplay requirements.ISO/IEC 11581-1:2000(E)2 IS
