Re: UI description standards

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There is a wealth of information on the STC Usability SIG page. I believe I
found some good material there last year when I was working out the same
issue.

http://www.stcsig.org/usability/

Sorry I can't dig around there for you at the moment, but it's probably best
if you look around (and feel free to send a message to their list as well).
You have a better idea of the arguments and concerns at your place of
business, so should be able to find the most relevant materials for your
environment.

PT


On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 2:07 PM, <p -dot- vuncanon -at- att -dot- net> wrote:

> Currently going through the debate of eliminating screen shots vs. keeping
> screen shots as part of a technical publications standard.  There's some
> strong opinions on both sides of the issue.
>
> However, my question is not specifically about the eliminate vs. keep
> screen shots issue.
>
> Should the decision be to eliminate screen shots from the documentation,
> I'd like to ask folks if they know of (or can point me to) a set of
> standards that describe how one should document UI elements in the most
> foolproof and readily understandable fashion possible.
>
> Thanks.
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