Microsoft Programming Series
The Windows Interface: An Application Design Guide

Microsoft Corporation has taken the lead in championing uniformity within
and among Windows-based applications worldwide. Now these user interface
design guidelines are outlined in a new book called THE WINDOWS INTERFACE:
AN APPLICATION DESIGN GUIDE, from Microsoft Press.

"This guide will help developers create user interfaces that are consistent
with the Microsoft Windows interface definition," said Sherry Richardson,
User Interface Marketing Manager at Microsoft. "These recommendations and
guidelines will put a familiar, intuitive face on applications regardless
of functionality. Programmers at all levels using a host of development
tools will turn to this valuable reference to develop successful
applications."

The book begins with a description of interface design basics user control,
directness, consistency, clarity, aesthetics, feedback--before moving on
to a detailed discussion of recommended standards. These standards cover
mouse and keyboard input elements and the major elements of the Windows
user interface such as windows, menus, and dialog boxes. Design guidelines
for the pen interface, object linking and embedding (OLE), the help
system, and customizable interfaces are also covered A comprehensive index
helps readers quickly locate information on any topic in the book.

This valuable reference is part of the family of Microsoft products
designed to help developers create user interfaces that are consistent
with the Windows interface definition. The other products are:

* A set of companion disks that offers example applications,
  artistic guidelines for user interfaces, and a library of 
  icons and cursors that can be incorporated directly into
   applications

* A Microsoft University course on user interface design

* A terminology reference that provides user interface terms 
  in 13 languages

THE WINDOWS INTERFACE: AN APPLICATION DESIGN GUIDE is the latest book in
the growing Microsoft Programming Series from Microsoft Press. Tides
include Microsoft Windows 3 Developer's Workshop, by Richard Wilton; The
Microsoft Visual Basic Workshop, by John Clark Craig; The Essential Guide
to MS-DOS 5 Programming, by Peter G. Aitken; Power Programming with
Microsoft Macro Assembler, by Ray Duncan; Microsoft's 80386/80486
Programming Guide, 2nd ed., by Ross P. Nelson; and the Microsoft Guide to
C++ Programming, by Kaare Christian.

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