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user interface   the part of a system that is most likely to cause users to perceive a lack of quality. subject7.4 - The Basics of User Interface Design                
good user interfacelook-and-feel standardsunclutteredresponse time that appears instantaneous for operations such as tracking the cursor, popping up of menus and echoing of inputusable by people with disabilitiesthe user does not have to navigate anywhere to do subsequent steps of a taskuser interface7.5 - Usability Principlestechnical jargon and acronyms in textlocale-dependent featuresthe amount of reading and manipulation the user has to do a situation in adequate detail and helps the user to resolve a problem when something goes wrongthe user to confirm an action if it can have serious consequences and cannot be undoneelements in straight lines or several columnssimilar layouts and graphic designs throughout the applicationessential information, while allowing the user to request additional information by navigating to another dialog box, tab or pageusers of the progress of operations, changes of state, and of their location as they navigateadequate customization capabilities or preferences settings so that the user has the freedom to adapt the system to his or her needsother applications, while avoiding copyright infringements and duplicating the weaknesses of other applicationsthe user, before they perform an action, if it cannot be undonean indication of progress for operations that are time consuming the user to undo an action that may have changed data in the system

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