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8-bit colors, 1—2

256-color displays, 1—2

A

About Application item (Help menu), 1

About boxes

designing, 1

supplied graphics for, 1

Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT), 1

accelerator keys. See keyboard shortcuts

access keys. See mnemonics

accessibility, 1—2

accessible names and descriptions, 1

color and, 1—2

ease of use and, 1

icon size and, 1

JFC support for, 1

keyboard focus and, 1, 2—3

keyboard shortcuts and, 1—2

labels and, 1, 2

legal requirements, 1

mnemonics and, 1—2, 3—4

multiplexing look and feel, 1

recommended reading, 1

tab traversal and, 1, 2

tool tips and, 1, 2, 3

usability studies for, 1

activation, 1—2

active components. See available components, spacing of

active windows

color design for borders, 1, 2

example, 1

add object indicators, 1—2

addition symbol (badge), 1—2

alert boxes, 1—2

See also dialog boxes

capitalization of text in, 1

Error, 1—2, 3

Info, 1

keyboard operations for, 1

platform-specific examples, 1

Question, 1

Warning, 1, 2—3

alignment. See spacing and alignment

Alt key, 1, 2—3

Americans With Disabilities Act, 1

animation, 1—2

See also mouse-over feedback

progress, 1—2

status, 1—2

supplied graphics for, 1—2

anti-aliasing, 1

applets, 1—2

browser windows and, 1—2

examples, 1, 2—3

JFC downloads with, 1

menus in, 1

mnemonics in, 1

recommended reading, 1

security issues, 1

supplied graphics for, 1

application graphics, 1—2

See also button graphics; colors; icons

About boxes, 1

badges in, 1—2

corporate and product identity and, 1—2

GIF files and, 1—2

internationalization, 1—2, 3

Java look and feel style, 1

JPEG files and, 1—2, 3

splash screens, 1—2

supplied with JFC, 1—2

symbols, 1—2

tree components, 1

application windows. See primary windows

applications

compared with applets, 1, 2, 3—4

supplied graphics for, 1—2

Apply button, 1

arrow keys, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

arrows. See arrow keys; indicators; scroll arrows

assistive technologies, 1, 2

See also accessibility

audience for this book, 1

available components, spacing of, 1—2

AWT (Abstract Window Toolkit), 1

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B

background canvas, color design for, 1, 2

backing windows, 1—2

keyboard operations, 1

secondary windows and, 1

Backspace key, 1

badges

add object indicators, 1—2

combining indicators, 1

menu indicators, 1—2

new object indicators, 1—2

properties indicators, 1—2

beans, supplied graphics for, 1—2

behavioral design, 1—2

bibliography, 1—2

bit depth, 1

black, use in Java look and feel, 1, 2

blinking. See animation

blues, use in Java look and feel, 1, 2

borders

in button graphics, 1, 2

color design for, 1

in icons, 1

boxes. See About boxes; alert boxes; checkboxes; combo boxes; dialog boxes; list boxes

branding, for products, 1—2

browser windows, 1, 2—3, 4—5

button controls, 1, 2—3

See also button graphics; checkboxes; command buttons; mouse buttons; radio buttons; toggle buttons; toolbar buttons

button graphics, 1—2

See also spacing and alignment

badges in, 1—2

borders in, 1, 2

defined, 1

drop-down arrows in, 1

supplied with JFC, 1—2

use with text, 1, 2, 3—4

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C

Cancel button, 1, 2

capitalization, 1—2

cascading menus. See submenus

case-sensitivity, in user input, 1

caution symbols, 1

CDE look and feel, 1, 2

CD-ROM resources, 1

cells in tables, 1—2, 3, 4

channels (for scrollbars), 1

check mark graphics, 1—2

checkbox menu items, 1—2

example, 1

keyboard operations for, 1—2

checkboxes, 1

example, 1

font design for, 1

keyboard operations for, 1

in menus, 1, 2—3

spacing of, 1—2, 3

text with, 1, 2

choosers, color, 1—2, 3—4

choosing menu items, 1

clicking, 1—2

See also dragging

Control-clicking, 1

double-clicking, 1, 2

as selection technique, 1

Shift-clicking, 1

triple-clicking, 1, 2

client, 1

client properties, 1

Close button, 1, 2—3

close controls, 1, 2, 3, 4

See also window controls

Close item (File menu), 1, 2

collapse box. See window controls

color choosers, 1—2, 3—4

color model, 1, 2—3

colors, 1—2

See also application graphics

black, 1, 2, 3, 4

blues, 1, 2, 3

cross-platform, 1—2

dithering, 1, 2—3

graphic file formats and, 1—2

grays, 1, 2, 3, 4

Java look and feel model, 1—2

primary, 1, 2, 3

redefining, 1—2

secondary, 1, 2, 3, 4

table of Java look and feel colors, 1—2

web-safe, 1, 2

white, 1, 2, 3

columns in tables

reordering, 1

resizing, 1—2

selecting, 1—2

supplied graphics for, 1

combo boxes, 1—2

capitalization of text with, 1

defined, 1

editable, 1—2

example, 1

internationalization, 1

keyboard operations for, 1

noneditable, 1—2

command buttons, 1—2

See also button graphics; default command buttons; toolbar buttons

in alert boxes, 1

Cancel, 1, 2

Close, 1, 2

color design for, 1

default, 1, 2—3

ellipsis mark in, 1

examples, 1, 2, 3

font design for, 1

graphics in, 1

Help, 1

keyboard operations for, 1

OK, 1

Reset, 1

spacing of, 1, 2, 3

text with, 1, 2, 3, 4—5

Command key, 1

commands, menu. See menu items

common dialog boxes, 1—2

common menus, 1—2

company logos, 1—2

components, 1—2

spacing between, 1—2

spacing for JFC, 1—2

specifying look and feel of, 1—2

table of major JFC components, 1—2

containers, 1—2

See also dialog boxes; windows

content panes, 1—2

contextual help, supplied graphics for, 1

contextual menus, 1—2

See also menus

defined, 1

displaying, 1

keyboard operations for, 1—2

Control key, 1, 2, 3—4, 5

control type style, in Java look and feel, 1, 2

controls, 1—2

See also checkboxes; combo boxes; command buttons; list boxes; radio buttons; sliders; toggle buttons; window controls

capitalization of text with, 1

in menus, 1—2

Copy item (Edit menu), supplied graphics for, 1

copyright information, 1, 2

corporate identity, graphics and, 1—2

crosshair pointers, 1

cross-platform colors, 1—2

See also colors

cross-platform delivery guidelines, defined, 1

cursors. See pointers

Cut item (Edit menu), supplied graphics for, 1

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D

data loss and alert boxes, 1

default colors, 1—2

See also colors

default command buttons, 1—2

See also command buttons

behavior of, 1—2

examples, 1, 2

examples of, 1

mnemonics with, 1

default editor kit, 1, 2—3

default fonts, 1

default pointers, 1

delay feedback, 1—2

Delete key, 1, 2

design principles. See principles of design

destination feedback, 1—2

development graphics, supplied, 1—2

dialog boxes, 1—2

See also alert boxes; command buttons; spacing and alignment; utility windows

capitalization of titles and text in, 1

command buttons in, 1—2

default command buttons in, 1

find, 1

initial keyboard focus in, 1

international considerations, 1, 2

keyboard operations for, 1

login, 1—2, 3

mnemonics in, 1

modes, 1

multiple-use, 1

platform-specific examples, 1—2

preferences, 1—2, 3—4, 5—6

progress, 1—2

single-use, 1

tab traversal in, 1, 2

as top-level containers, 1—2

Dialog font, 1

dimmed text, color design for, 1, 2

disabilities. See accessibility

dithering, 1, 2—3

in button graphics, 1

in icons, 1

prevention of, 1—2

dockable toolbars, 1—2

dots in menus. See ellipsis mark

double-clicking, 1, 2

downloading applets, 1

drag texture, 1, 2

drag-and-drop operations, 1—2

dragging

and dropping, 1—2

as selection technique, 1, 2

title bars, 1

toolbars, 1—2

drop-down arrows

See also indicators

for combo boxes, 1—2

for submenus, 1—2

for toolbar buttons, 1—2, 3—4

drop-down menus, 1

See also menus

common, 1—2

defined, 1

displaying, 1

examples, 1—2

keyboard operations for, 1—2

titles of, 1

toolbar buttons and, 1—2

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E

EAR files, supplied graphics for, 1—2

ease of use. See principles of design

Edit menu, 1

example, 1

keyboard shortcuts in, 1, 2

mnemonics in, 1, 2—3

supplied graphics for, 1—2

editable combo boxes, 1—2

See also combo boxes

example, 1

in login splash screens, 1

editable text fields, 1, 2—3

editing

password fields, 1

selection techniques, 1—2, 3

supplied graphics for, 1—2

tables, 1

text, 1—2

text fields, 1—2

tree components, 1

editor panes, 1—2

example, 1

keyboard operations for, 1—2

8-bit colors, 1—2

ellipsis mark

in command buttons, 1

in menu items, 1

email, supplied graphics for, 1

End key, 1, 2

Enter key, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

enterprise beans, supplied graphics for, 1—2

Error alert boxes, 1—2

error messages

capitalization of, 1

in Error alert boxes, 1—2

in login dialog boxes, 1

Escape key, 1, 2, 3, 4

Exit item (File menu), 1, 2

exporting objects, supplied graphics for, 1—2

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F

Federal Rehabilitation Act, 1

feedback

while dragging, 1

mouse-over, 1, 2

operational, 1—2

pointer style as, 1, 2, 3, 4

progress bars, 1

progress dialog boxes, 1—2

fields. See password fields; text fields

File menu, 1

Close item in, 1

Exit item in, 1

keyboard shortcuts in, 1, 2

mnemonics in, 1, 2—3

supplied graphics for, 1—2, 3, 4—5

Find Again (Edit menu), supplied graphics for, 1

find dialog boxes, 1

Find item (Edit menu), supplied graphics for, 1

flush 3D effects

See also application graphics

button graphics and, 1—2, 3

component spacing and, 1—2

default theme and, 1, 2

example, 1

icons and, 1—2, 3

symbols and, 1

folders, supplied graphics for, 1

fonts

See also text

international considerations, 1

redefining, 1—2

size, 1

table of default fonts, 1

Format menu, 1

example, 1

keyboard shortcuts in, 1, 2, 3

mnemonics in, 1—2

supplied graphics for, 1—2

formatted text panes. See editor panes

formatting classes, 1

function keys, 1

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G

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), 1—2

glossary, 1—2

gradients

See also application graphics

in button graphics, 1—2

dithering added to, 1

in icons, 1

graphic conventions in this book, 1—2

graphic file formats, 1—2

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF), 1—2

Graphics Repository, 1—2

graphics. See application graphics; button graphics; colors

grays, use in Java look and feel, 1, 2, 3

grids, 1—2

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H

hand pointers, 1

handicaps. See accessibility

headline capitalization style, 1—2

Help button, 1

Help menu, 1—2

About Application item in, 1

mnemonics in, 1, 2—3

supplied graphics for, 1—2

help messages, capitalization of, 1

hierarchical menus. See submenus

highlighting, color design for, 1

history files, supplied graphics for, 1

Home key, 1, 2

home location, supplied graphics for, 1

horizontal traversal, supplied graphics for, 1—2

hosts, supplied graphics for, 1

HTML banners, 1—2

HTML editor kits, 1, 2, 3—4

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), 1

HTTPS (Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol), 1

human interface principles. See principles of design

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I

I-beam pointer. See pointers

icons, 1—2

See also application graphics

accessibility and, 1

borders in, 1

capitalization of text with, 1

drawing, 1—2

internationalization, 1—2, 3

selection, 1, 2

text in, 1

tool tips for, 1

implementation tips, defined, 1

importing objects, supplied graphics for, 1

inactive windows

color design for, 1, 2

example, 1

indicators, 1—2

add object, 1—2

combining, 1

for combo boxes, 1—2

menu, 1—2

new object, 1—2

properties, 1—2

in sliders, 1—2

for submenus, 1—2

for toolbar buttons, 1—2, 3—4

in tree components, 1

Info alert boxes, 1

informational symbols, 1

input focus. See keyboard focus

insertion point, 1, 2, 3

interaction, design for smooth, 1—2

internal frames. See internal windows

internal utility windows, 1—2

internal windows, 1—2

color design for, 1, 2

keyboard operations for, 1

title text in, 1

internationalization, 1—2

fonts and, 1

formatting classes and, 1

graphics and, 1—2, 3

layout managers and, 1

mnemonics and, 1, 2

placement of checkbox text, 1

placement of radio button text, 1

recommended reading, 1

resource bundles and, 1, 2, 3

scrollbars and, 1

sort order and, 1

Stop button and, 1

studying different locales, 1

text handling and, 1—2, 3

word lists for, 1—2

word order and, 1

internationalization guidelines, defined, 1

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J

J2EE application clients

defined, 1

supplied graphics for, 1

J2EE applications

defined, 1

supplied graphics for, 1

J2EE components, 1

J2EE servers

defined, 1

supplied graphics for, 1

JAF (JavaBeans Activation Framework), 1

JApplet component. See applets

JAR files, supplied graphics for, 1—2

Java 2 SDK (Java 2 Software Development Kit), 1—2

Java 2D API, 1

Java Accessibility API, 1

See also accessibility

Java Accessibility Helper, 1, 2

Java Accessibility Utilities, 1

Java applets. See applets

Java Foundation Classes. See JFC

Java IDL (interface definition language), 1

Java look and feel

color model, 1—2

compared to other designs, 1

defined, 1

design fundamentals, 1—2

fonts in, 1

keyboard operations in, 1—2

mouse operations in, 1—2

visual tour of, 1—2

Java look and feel standards, defined, 1

JavaHelp, 1

JavaMail, 1

JButton component. See command buttons; toolbar buttons

JCheckbox component. See checkboxes

JCheckboxMenuItem component. See checkbox menu items

JColorChooser component. See color choosers

JComboBox component. See combo boxes

JDBC (Java Database Connectivity), 1

JDesktopPane component. See backing windows

JDialog component. See dialog boxes; utility windows

JEditorPane component. See editor panes

JFC (Java Foundation Classes)

downloading with applets, 1

features of, 1—2

table of major JFC components, 1—2

JFrame component. See primary windows

JInternalFrame component. See internal windows

JLabel component. See labels

JList component. See list components

JMenu component. See drop-down menus; submenus

JMenuBar component. See menu bars

JMenuItem component. See menu items

JMS (Java Message Service), 1

JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface), 1

Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), 1, 2

JOptionPane component. See alert boxes

JPanel component. See panels

JPasswordField component. See password fields

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group), 1, 2

JPopupMenu component. See contextual menus

JProgressBar component. See progress bars

JRadioButton component. See radio buttons

JRadioButtonMenuItem component. See radio button menu items

JScrollBar component. See scrollbars

JScrollPane component. See scroll panes

JSeparator component. See separators

JSlider component. See sliders

JSP (JavaServer Pages), 1

JSplitPane component. See split panes

JTA (Java Transaction API), 1

JTabbedPane component. See tabbed panes

JTable component. See tables

JTextArea component. See text areas

JTextField component. See text fields

JTextPane component. See editor panes

JToggleButton component. See toggle buttons

JToolBar component. See toolbars

JTooltip component. See tool tips

JTree component. See tree components

justification of objects, supplied graphics for, 1

JWindow component. See plain windows

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K

key bindings. See keyboard operations

keyboard focus, 1—2

accessibility and, 1, 2—3

defined, 1

initial, 1—2

in selectable lists, 1

utility windows and, 1

keyboard navigation, 1—2

See also keyboard operations

keyboard operations, 1—2

See also keyboard shortcuts; mnemonics

for navigation and activation, 1—2

tables of, 1—2

keyboard shortcuts, 1—2

See also keyboard operations; mnemonics

alphabetical list of, 1—2

defined, 1

duplicates in contextual menus, 1

duplicates in toolbar buttons, 1

example, 1

font design for, 1

in tool tips, 1

style in menus, 1, 2

and supplied graphics, 1

table of common sequences, 1

keys

Alt, 1, 2—3

arrow, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Backspace, 1

Command, 1

Control, 1, 2, 3—4, 5, 6

Delete, 1

End, 1, 2

Enter and Return, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Escape, 1, 2, 3, 4

function, 1

Home, 1, 2

Meta, 1

modifier, 1, 2—3

Option, 1

Page Down, 1, 2

Page Up, 1, 2

Shift, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

spacebar, 1, 2

Tab, 1, 2, 3, 4

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L

labels, 1—2

See also text

and accessibility, 1

available and unavailable, 1

capitalization of, 1—2

color design for, 1, 2—3

communicating status with, 1

example, 1

font design for, 1

identifying controls with, 1—2

internationalization and, 1

mnemonics in, 1

spacing and alignment of, 1, 2

layers. See containers

layout managers, 1, 2

layout. See spacing and alignment

legal requirements

About boxes, 1

accessibility and, 1

splash screens, 1

list boxes, 1—2

See also combo boxes; list components

list components

keyboard operations for, 1—2

list boxes, 1—2

scrolling in, 1

selectable lists, 1—2

selection in, 1, 2—3

lists. See list components

localization, 1—2

See also internationalization

application graphics and, 1

button graphics and, 1

word lists for, 1—2

login dialog boxes, 1—2, 3

login splash screens, 1—2

look and feel designs, 1—2, 3—4

See also Java look and feel

lower-level containers, 1—2

See also panels; scroll panes; split panes; tabbed panes

Lucida font, 1

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M

Macintosh look and feel, 1

MDI (multiple document interface), 1—2

media, supplied graphics for, 1—2

menu bars, 1—2

in applets, 1

example, 1

keyboard operations for, 1—2

menu indicators. See drop-down arrows

menu items, 1—2

See also keyboard shortcuts; menus; mnemonics

About Application (Help menu), 1

available and unavailable, 1, 2

capitalization of, 1

checkbox, 1—2

choosing, 1

Close (File menu), 1, 2

color design for, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

ellipsis mark in, 1

example, 1

Exit (File menu), 1, 2

graphics in, 1

highlighted, 1

keyboard operations for, 1—2

radio button, 1

in submenus, 1

table of common keyboard shortcuts, 1

table of common mnemonics, 1

menu separators, 1, 2

menu titles, 1

See also keyboard shortcuts; menu items; menus; mnemonics

capitalization of, 1

color design for, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

example, 1

font design for, 1

order of, 1

menus, 1—2

See also contextual menus; drop-down menus; keyboard shortcuts; menu bars; menu items; menu titles; mnemonics; submenus

applets and, 1

choosing items, 1

color design for, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

common in Java look and feel, 1—2

displaying, 1

Edit, 1, 2, 3, 4

ellipsis mark in, 1

File, 1, 2, 3

Format, 1, 2

Help, 1, 2—3

keyboard operations for, 1—2

order of, 1

separators,