Inside Macintosh Vol 1

~_TM •. '- , I PAC[ING SLIP INSIDE MACINTOSH DOClI1ENTATION Th1s set used to cons1st of :5 b1nders. The or1g1nal documentation has been rev1sed, and rewritten, and now f1ts 1nto 2 b1nders. The Pascal Workshop documentatIon and softw~e 15 now ava11able from your local Apple Dealer. The Apple part number 1s A6D0201 . Note - presently there Is no Information behind the Introduction, as Utl1tttes, and Other as tabs. Also In the -Road Map" section, please disregard any references to Core Edit - this does not exist. -.-------------------------------.----------------------------SOFTWARE SUPPLEMENT Note - thIs Installs on the base L1sa Pascal WorkshOp. This supplement lncludes 6 diskettes, with two documentatIon pIeces labeled • The Macintosh SUpplement to the Workshop • and • MacCom Instructions • . THIS SECTION INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK. WHEN AVAILABLE. IT WILL BE SUPPLIED AS PART OF THE MA CINTOSH SUPPLEMENT. MACINTOSH PUBLICATIONS Macintosh User Interface Guidelines USER.INTERFACE/NEWUIDOC See Also: Modification History: First Draft Rearranged and Revised Total Redesign Second Edition Prerelease Second Edition Hoffman 3/17/82 Espinosa 5/11/82 Espinosa 5/21/82 Espinosa 7/11/82 Espinosa 10/11/82 ABSTRACT One of the major factors in making a system pleasant and easy to use is the system's consistency. This specification's purpose is to set down our agreements about the way programs will interact with users t so that we have a common method for dealing with interface problems t and so that all software written for the Macintosh computer (in-house or by outside vendors) will be consistent with respect to the issues discus·sed here. 2 User Interface Guidelines CONTENTS UIDOC COVER OUTLINE INTRO 5 5 6 6 Introduction Software Developers' Responsibility Macintosh's Commitment About Modes 8 The Graphic Screen Icons SCREEN 9 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 Accepting User Input The Mouse Mouse Actions Double-Clicking Changing Pointer Shapes The Keyboard Character Keys Modifier Keys The COMMAND Key Special Keys Typeahead, Auto-repeat, and Audio Feedback Versions of the Keyboard The Numeric Keypad MOUSE 18 19 19 20 MODELS 21 Conceptual Models: Files Tools Documents Resources 22 22 The DeskTop Model of Organization The Desk DESKTOP 24 24 Windows Opening and Closing Windows The Active Window Document Windows Scroll Bars Multiple Windows Moving a Window Changing the Size of a Window Splitting a Window Desk Accessories Who's on Top? WINDOWS 25 25 25 27 27 28 29 30 31 Tools and Documents KEYBOARD ACCESSORY ONTOP CONTENTS Inside Documents Structure of Documents The Visual Structure Graphics in Documents Appearance of Text Typefaces, Typesize and Fonts Typestyles Proportional vs. Monospaced Fonts Standard Fonts INSIDE Working with Macintosh Direct Manipulation: Controls Buttons Check-Boxes Dials Selecting Information The Selection Selection by Command Automatic Scrolling during Selection Extending a Selection Making a…