Golden Rules of Mandal
Golden rules are divided into three groups:
- Place users in control
- Reduce users' memory load
- Create Interface Concentant
Each of these groups includes specific rules. The rules for each set (and the main word for each rule) are:
(1) Place Users in Control
- Use Methods Critically (Model)
- Users keyboard or mouse (flexible)
- Allow users to change the faux (interactive)
- Show descriptive messages and text (useful)
- Provide immediate and irreversible actions, and respond (leniency)
- Meaningful paths and exit (navigable)
- Accommodate users with different skill levels (accessible)
- Make User Interface Transparent (Feature)
- Allow users to customize the interface (preferences)
- Allow user direct objectives (interactive) to interface objects.
(2) Reduce Users’ Memory Load
- Short-term memory (remember)
- Depends on belief, do not remember (belief)
- Provide visual signals (report)
- Provide default, undo and redo (sorry)
- Provide interface shortcut (Frequency)
- Encourage Object-Action Syntax (Unobtrusive)
- Use real locations (migration)
- User Progressive Advertising (Reference)
- Encourage visual clarity (organize)
(3) Make the Interface Consistent
- Maintain the context of users' functions (continuity)
- Maintain consistency within the product and overall (experience)
- Keep the interaction results the same (expectations)
- Artistic appeal and integrity (attitude)
- Research promotion (predictable)
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