... beautiful web pages however code under webpage may be complicated.
To design an html webpage you have two options:
a. You can use a webpage editor like Microsoft FrontPage to create web pages. ... sides.
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</BODY>
</HTML>
3-5 Images in your web page
In previous lesson you learned how to use an image as a background for web pages. It was
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Course support ... <HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Title of the page& lt;/TITLE>
</HEAD>
</HTML>
1-7 Webpage body
Now our webpage needs a body in which we will enter webpage content. As you may guess we
will...
... envi-
ronments. He has published and conducted a number of tutorials and in-house
training workshops on web site design, web application design, and design pat-
terns in the United States and internationally. ... frameworks to
facilitate web application development.
CHALLENGES TO DESIGNING INTERFACES
FOR WEB APPLICATIONS
Despite these benefi ts and increasing use, designing interfaces for web applica-
tions ... Loosely coupled ” web architecture
An important challenge faced by web application designers is caused by the
“ loosely coupled ” or “ stateless ” nature of the Web. The Web s interaction...
... have ( Figure Web. 30 ). Similarly, if
FIGURE WEB. 28
eBay offers the “ Live help ” link in the top-right section of the page.
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CATEGORIZE HELP CONTENT
Treat help as a web application ... Figure Web. 12 ).
Application Help
FIGURE WEB. 10
Yahoo! offers application-level help and makes it accessible on all the
pages by placing a “ Help ” link in the top-right corner.
FIGURE WEB. 11 ...
accessible from all pages within the web application; the link or icon for help
is typically placed in the top-right corner of the page as part of the main or util-
ity navigation ( Figure Web. 10 ).
...
... other help options they have ( Figure Web. 30 ). Similarly, if
FIGURE WEB. 28
eBay offers the “ Live help ” link in the top-right section of the page.
WEB APPENDIX Help
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OFFER SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY ... sections ( Figure Web. 13 ).
HIGHLIGHT COMMON QUESTIONS
Anticipate the most common or popular questions for the web application and
highlight them on the main help page ( Figure Web. 14 ). Regularly ... Figure Web. 12 ).
Application Help
FIGURE WEB. 10
Yahoo! offers application-level help and makes it accessible on all the
pages by placing a “ Help ” link in the top-right corner.
FIGURE WEB. 11...
... multiple pages (see Chapter 5).
Short Forms
FIGURE 2.10
On Jottit, to create a Web page, users simply enter text and click the “ Create a
Page ” button (a). Users then get their Webpage and ... forms makes fi lling out each page faster, and users are more likely
to perceive them to be shorter as compared to the entire form presented on
one page.
Related design patterns
Once forms ... easier to fi nd information on a page,
especially when users are editing information (Mayhew, 1991).
Related design patterns
Reducing errors is an important aspect of designing effective forms....
... return them to the page they are likely to see if they were already reg-
istered or logged in, such as the shipping information page.
Related design patterns
For many web applications, registration ... SAME PAGE
AS THE FORM
Web applications that show error messages on a different page force users to
memorize the error(s) and the instructions to fi x them before returning to
the form page ... 3.19 ). This can help increase users ’ trust in the web
application.
OFFER USERS AN OPTION TO REGISTER
Designers usually strive to make their web applications more convenient
to repeat users...
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Internet Explorer WebPage
Color Names
When you’re setting color properties in a data access page, you normally enter a hexa-
decimal value that represents ... represents the red-green-blue (RGB) color value that your browser can
understand. However, data access pages must run in Microsoft Internet Explorer, and
Internet Explorer also understands a wide variety...
... either remain on the same page or are taken to
the next page in the sequence. For example, if users decide to log in on a prod-
uct details page, they remain on the same page. However, if they ... (similar to a “ home page ” on
web sites).
How
Provide a “ launch ” page from which users can access all application functions
or mini-applications. Control panels are designed using a hub-and-spoke ... and colors for their My Yahoo! page.
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Control panels have quite a few similarities with home pages on content-
oriented web sites:
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They set an expectation...
... starting from the application’s main page leading up to
the current page that indicate the current page s location within the application
hierarchy. Link each page reference in the breadcrumbs ... BELOW THE PAGE HEADER
The most frequent placement of breadcrumbs is below the page header near the
page title. If the primary navigation and/or search area is integrated with the page
header, ... CORRESPONDING
PAGE TITLES
Just like the recommended practice for link labels to match their destination
page titles, parent pages in breadcrumbs should match their corresponding
page titles....
... results
for the search keywords “ WEB DESIGN, ” “ Web Design, ” and “ web design. ”
FIGURE 6.21
NexTag shows both the number of results on the current page and the total
number of results. ... the top
of the page.
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They can be shown in a pop-up if users are likely to access tips from a
search results page or the advanced search page and losing their current
page (and search ... individual steps on separate
pages, a recent trend is to consider an accordion interface design approach
( Figure 5.34 ). This design shows all the steps on the same page but, like a wiz-
ard,...
... search results pages ( Figure 6.35 ):
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On the fi rst page, disable links to “ fi rst ” and/or “ previous ” pages.
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On the last page, disable links to “ next ” and/or “ last ” pages.
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... summit ” might jump to the beginning of the “ T ” pages and then use
pagination controls at the top of the page to go backward until they get to a
page the fi rst result of which is closest to the ... results to just a few pages and they do not mind scrolling, a case can
be made for showing more search results on a page (Spool, 2008b). Showing
50 search results per page appears to be optimal...
... on the same page or on a separate page.
For example, actions, such as “ update cart, ” keep users on the same page,
whereas actions, such as “ compare, ” take users to a separate page.
2. ... SearchMe shows
search results
primarily as a series
of thumbnails of web
pages that users can
fl ip through to fi nd
the desired page. In
addition, if they had
previously accessed
a useful one ... a dialog or taking
them to a separate page. Once users have provided additional informa-
tion and submitted the request, they are returned to the list page, where
they can see the results of...
... then presented with either the “ success ” page or errors to
be corrected with an accompanying page refresh. Using a rich form not only
eliminates page refreshes but also can possibly prevent ... the change
on the page (see the SPOTLIGHT/YELLOW-FADE pattern later in this chapter).
USE TRANSITIONS WHEN INTRODUCING OR REMOVING
CONTENT ON A PAGE
When showing new page content (or exposing ... (e.g., 10 versus 10.1 versus 10.12). Although such information
can be included in the page design, the page may get cluttered as the number
of form elements requiring such data input increase....
... versus colour). For example, one user may label an item as “ web site, ”
another as “ website, ” and yet another as “ web_ site ” or “ websites. ” By suggest-
ing tags and letting users pick from ...
(that users have not rated) in red.
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details page but combines them on other listing pages; it may be using the
“ combined ” approach on listing pages to save space and minimize clutter.
ANCHOR ...
(a)
(b)
(c)
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page, users can promote content directly from another web site rather than vis-
iting the application that shows “ promoted ” content ( Figure 9.25 ).
Related design patterns...
... by making web
applications locale-independent and culture-neutral, extensible design avoids
design elements that may be misinterpreted or offensive to other cultures.
An extensible design also ...
encoding format). It helps web browsers determine the characters to display
on a web page. Selecting the character-encoding method, therefore, determines
the languages a web application may be ... / >
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JSP (Java Server Pages):
< %@ page contentType = " text/html; charset = utf-8 "
pageEncoding = " utf-8 " % >
Extensible Design
3
ASCII stands for...