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user interface comparison table

Subject	follow	appear	have	be	ensure that	avoid	take into account	reduce	explain	have adequate response time	ask	arranges	use	display	inform	provide	mimic	warn	show	internationalize	allow	guide
good user interface	look-and-feel standards	uncluttered	response time that appears instantaneous for operations such as tracking the cursor, popping up of menus and echoing of input	usable by people with disabilities	the user does not have to navigate anywhere to do subsequent steps of a task	technical jargon and acronyms in text	locale-dependent features	the 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 wrong		the user to confirm an action if it can have serious consequences and cannot be undone	elements in straight lines or several columns	similar layouts and graphic designs throughout the application	essential information, while allowing the user to request additional information by navigating to another dialog box, tab or page	users of the progress of operations, changes of state, and of their location as they navigate	adequate customization capabilities or preferences settings so that the user has the freedom to adapt the system to his or her needs	other applications, while avoiding copyright infringements and duplicating the weaknesses of other applications	the user, before they perform an action, if it cannot be undone	an indication of progress for operations that are time consuming		the user to undo an action that may have changed data in the system
wizard				the part of a system that is most likely to cause users to perceive a lack of quality.																		the user from one step to the next

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