Index_B

B

balloon help, 384, 385, 391

baseline grid in 3D modeling, 313

beginner user

embedded system, designing for, 492,

GUI, reliance on, 137

help, providing to, 35-36, 137, 216-218, 291, 460

memorization vector, 217-218

menu system, reliance on, 36, 367-369

metaphor, providing interface based on, 249, 254

splash screen, designing for, 461

startup screen, designing for, 130

transitory stage, 33-34

behavior, user

modal, 219-220

pattern, 68-69, 94

remembering, 184, 187, 192-198

variable, mapping interview subject to, 68, 69

variable, mapping persona to, 17, 47, 60

Beyer, Hugh (contextual design expert), 44-45, 61, 73, 79, 87

Blackberry handheld, 494, 495

Boo.com, 138

Boolean logic, 27, 124

Borchers, Jan (interaction design expert), 93

Borland International, 272, 411

bottom-up design, 19

bounding box (3D modeling tool), 315

brain processing of visual information, 227, 241

brainstorming, 79

branding, 237, 243, 251-252, 461

breadcrumb display, 151, 365

browser-based application, 478, 480, 484-485, 486

budget, 41

bulletin dialog, 406-407, 435

business

driver, 41, 78

requirement, defining, 83

busy state, indicating, 128-129, 404

butcon control

described, 339

disabling inapplicable, 386, 399

grouping butcons, 343, 389

hinting role of, 277

immediate nature of, 367, 376

labeling, 383

latching, 362

modelessness of, 399

placement order, 384

radio button compared, 343

recognition considerations, 339, 368, 383

size, 411

state, indicating using, 341

ToolTip, attaching to, 340, 384-385

visual design, 382-383

button control

flip-flop, 341-342

push-button, 338-339

radio, 342-343