Newton 2.0 User Interface Guidelines

developing products for Newton devices. It provides authoritative information that designers, engineers, and human interface professionals need to design and create software that fits the Newton model. This book illustrates many examples of good and bad design, and explains why one is better than another.

Read this book to learn:

• how people interact with Newton devices
• what all types of container views look like and how they behave
• where to use buttons, close boxes, radio buttons, checkboxes, and other controls
• when to use pickers and when to use handwriting recognition
• how users send and receive application data through transports
• how people use filing, finding, the Intelligent Assistant, and other system services that are available to every application

At the back of the book is a list of common user-interface mistakes to avoid. Newton User Interface Guidelines describes the user interface considerations of Newton software rather than the programming mechanics. If you are an engineer, you should also consult Newton Programmer's Guide for complete information on the technical implementation of your software and its interface.

The information in this book applies to version 2.0 of the Newton operating system.