1、Reference numberISO/IEC 11581-2:2000(E)ISO/IEC 2000Information technology User systeminterfaces and symbols Icon symbolsand functions Part 2:Object iconsTechnologies de linformation Interfaces pour systme utilisateur etsymboles Symboles et fonctions dicnes Partie 2: Icnes dobjetNational Standard of
2、CanadaCAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 11581-2:02(ISO/IEC 11581-2:2000)International Standard ISO/IEC 11581-2:2000 (first edition, 2000-04-01) has been adopted withoutmodification (IDT) as CSA Standard CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 11581-2:02, which has been approved as a NationalStandard of Canada by the Standards Council of Can
3、ada.ISBN 1-55324-978-X 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 independent,
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7、ield 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 reasona
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9、ing 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 commit
10、tee 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 majo
11、r 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 extensi
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17、 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 11581-2:02 Icon symbols and functions Part 2: Object iconsInformation technology U
18、ser system interfaces and symbols December 2002 Canadian Standards Association CSA/1CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 11581-2:02Information technology Usersystem interfaces and symbols Icon symbols and functions Part 2: Object iconsCSA PrefaceStandards development within the Information Technology sector is harmonize
19、d 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 ISO m
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21、 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 review th
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25、-4044www.csa.caReference numberISO/IEC 11581-2:2000(E)ISO/IEC 2000INTERNATIONALSTANDARDISO/IEC11581-2First edition2000-04-01Information technology User systeminterfaces and symbols Icon symbolsand functions Part 2:Object iconsTechnologies de linformation Interfaces pour systme utilisateur etsymboles
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31、l rights reserved iiiContents PageForeword.ivIntroduction.v1 Scope12 Conformance13 Normative reference14 Terms and definitions .15 Conceptual construction of object icons15.1 Metaphor.25.2 Function25.3 Abstract object.25.4 Generic object35.5 Specific object35.6 Basic units35.7 Components.35.8 Graphi
32、c .35.9 Presented icon.36 Object icon requirements and recommendations46.1 Requirements.46.1.1 Graphic and function.46.1.2 Orientation46.1.3 Opacity46.1.4 Opening an object icon.46.1.5 State change.46.1.6 Sensitive region.46.2 Recommendations.56.2.1 Function and graphic56.2.2 Consistent behaviour56.
33、2.3 Metaphor.56.2.4 Typeface .56.2.5 Visibility56.2.6 Layered object icons.57 Icon specifications.57.1 Core object icons.67.1.1 Document .67.1.2 Folder77.1.3 Filing cabinet87.1.4 Mail .97.1.5 Printer .127.1.6 Telephone.137.1.7 Facsimile.147.1.8 Diskette.157.1.9 Waste paper can 167.2 Secondary object
34、 icons 177.2.1 Accessory object icons.177.2.2 System environment object icons .19Annex A (informative) Minimum information to be given when submitting an icon25ISO/IEC 11581-2:2000(E)iv ISO/IEC 2000 All rights reservedForewordISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the Inte
35、rnational Electrotechnical Commission)form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of ISO or IECparticipate in the development of International Standards through technical committees established by therespective organization to deal with particular fiel
36、ds of technical activity. ISO and IEC technical committeescollaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and non-governmental, inliaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work.International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in t
37、he 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 joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting.Publication as an International Standard r
38、equires 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 ofpatent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.Internatio
39、nal Standard ISO/IEC 11581-2 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Informationtechnology, Subcommittee SC 35, User Interfaces.ISO/IEC 11581 consists of the following parts, under the general title Information technology User systeminterfaces and symbols Icon symbols and functions:
40、 Part 1: Icons General Part 2: Object icons Part 3: Pointer icons Part 4: Control icons Part 5: Tool icons Part 6: Action iconsAnnex A of this part of ISO/IEC 11581 is for information only.ISO/IEC 11581-2:2000(E) ISO/IEC 2000 All rights reserved vIntroductionObject icons are a subset of icons that r
41、epresent the objects making up the domain of a system or application andthat users manipulate in doing their jobs. They are distinguished from other icons by the fact that they mediate userinteractions with software applications, and they may be moved and opened. Object icons are images thatrepresen
42、t functions by using associations with similar physical objects.Besides representing a function an object icons can sometimes represent a similar physical object. For example aprinter icon image can represent a specific printer, rather than the generic concept of printing.Figure 1 shows a model rela
43、ting an icon on the screen, the way it is interpreted by the user, and the applicationconcept that it represents.Figure 1 User interpretation of object iconsINTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 11581-2:2000(E) ISO/IEC 2000 All rights reserved 1Information technology User system interfaces and symbols Icon
44、 symbols and functions Part 2:Object icons1 ScopeISO/IEC 11581 applies to icons that are shown on a screen, that users can manipulate and interact with, and thatrepresent data, or computer system functions. This part of ISO/IEC 11581 addresses only object icons. “Objecticons” is a term used in ISO/I
45、EC 11581 to describe icons that represent functions by association with an object andthat can be moved and opened. Other types of icons are covered in other parts of the standard that are listed in theForeword.Annex A describes the information to be given when submitting new object icons for inclusi
46、on in this part ofISO/IEC 11581.2 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 system, application, or set conform to clause 5 and subclause 6.1 of ISO/IEC 11581-1:2000 and allobject icons implemented
47、by the system, application, or set conform to 6.1 of this part of ISO/IEC 11581.3 Normative 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 revi
48、sions of, any of thesepublications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this 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 d
49、ocument referred to applies. Members of ISO and IECmaintain registers of currently valid International Standards.ISO/IEC 11581-1:2000, Information technology User system interfaces and symbols Icon symbols andfunctions Part 1: Icons General.4 Terms and definitionsFor the purposes of this part of ISO/IEC 11581, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 11581-1 apply.5 Conceptual construction of object iconsFigure 2 illustrates the conceptual construction of object icons for this part of
