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Mike Stockman said:
> Each major OS platform (Mac, Windows, Unix) usually has some kind
> of Interface Guidelines available that may be useful to you.
> For example, Apple has always made theirs available for developers:
> <https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/>
>
> That kind of book appears to cover what you're asking, but I'm
> not sure which platform you're developing for. There may even
> be Web UI equivalents somewhere that are non-platform-specific.
Web Application Design Handbook: Best Practices for Web-Based Software
by Susan Fowler and Victor Stanwick
It's a good book though maybe getting long in the tooth (published 2004). I can't remember if it goes into enough detail on labels and text to be useful to Robert. I'll check when I get home.
Stuart
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