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Subject:Re: Standard definitions for GUI buttons From:Todd Snarr <todd_snarr -at- AUTOSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 13 Aug 1998 07:06:55 -0600
>Does anyone know where I can find information on the Microsoft standard
>definitions for GUI buttons like Close, OK, and Apply? I have checked
>the MS Style Guide and there isn't anything mentioned for these common
>buttons.
Try "The Windows Interface Guidelines for Software Design" (the MS Style
Guide actually references this book). I just checked the index and glossary
for the buttons you mentioned, and, sure enough, they're listed.
Todd Snarr
Auto-Soft Corporation
Salt Lake City, UT
todd_snarr -at- autosoft -dot- com
