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Designing a User Interface
Figure 10-16:
Boxes draw
lines to
separate
and
organize
different
user
interface
items.
Another way to organize a user interface is to use tabs. Each tab can display
entirely different user interface items (buttons, text labels, check boxes, and
so on). When you click a different tab, the tab shows you different user interface
items, as shown in Figure 10-17.
Figure 10-17:
Tabs let you
organize
and display
different user
interface
items in
the same
window.
The goal of boxes and tabs is to organize your user interface. As far as users
are concerned, the user interface is the only part of your program that they
can see, so if you design a cluttered or confusing user interface, people think
of your program as cluttered and confusing.
Designing a User Interface
There’s a big difference between knowing the elements of a user interface
and knowing how to put together an effective user interface. That’s like the