ISO/IEC INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 11581-10 First edition 2010-12-15 Information technology User interface icons - Part 10: Framework and general guidance Technologies de I'information Icones d'interface utilisateur. Partie 10: Cadre et conduite générale Reference number ISO/IEC 11581-10:2010(E) IEC ISO @ ISO/IEC 2010 py IHS under ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC 11581-10:2010(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by Iso member bodies. In COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT ISO/IEC2010 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO/IEC 2010 - All rights reserved I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC 11581-10:2010(E) Contents Page Foreword. Introduction. .. vi 1 Scope. 2 Normative references.. 3 Terms and definitions . 4 Conformance 5 Framework for icons 6 Structuring icons.. 6.1 Icon components... 6.2 Icon graphics. 6.3 Alternate renderings of icons ...... 6.4 Separate aspects of icons ... 6.5 Consistency of state information .. 6.6 Accessibility of description attributes .. 6.7 Accessibility of icon operations .... 7 Properties of icons.. 7.1 Representation properties of individual icons 7.2 Properties of sets of icons .... 7.3 Consistent behavior of icons 7.4 Spatial properties of icons ... .9 8 Attributes of icons.. .9 8.1 Internal attributes of icons .. .9 8.2 Description attributes .... 10 8.3 Graphic representation attributes 12 9 Functions of icons.... 9.1 Separation of icon operations. .15 9.2 Selection of an icon.... 16 9.3 Selection operation on a label ..... 16 9.4 Feedback on selection .. 16 9.5 Activation of an icon function... 16 9.6 Feedback on activation... 16 9.7 9.8 Opening an object icon... 16 9.9 Moving an icon .. 16 9.10 Visualizing the movement of an icon .... 16 9.11 Obtaining a functionai description ... .16 9.12 Obtaining state information ... 9.13 Immediate indication of icon operations 17 9.14 Operations requiring user permission . 9.15 User control of labels.. .17 10 Grouping icons ... 17 10.1 Separation of icons ... 17 10.2 Groups of icons....... 17 10.3 10.4 Ordering of icons.. ..18 10.5 Consistent ordering . 18 10.6 User control of icon groups .. 18 CopyrightIntemationalganasandadzation Allrightsreseved ili Not for Resale