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    ==Guidelines==
    ==Guidelines==


    ===Patterns for a flat information structure===
    [[File:IS-flat.png]]
    [[File:IS-flat.png]]
    ===Patterns for a flat information structure===




    '''Examples'''
    '''Examples'''


    Contacts, Chat client, Video conference, Calculator, Terminal, Plasmoids (panel applets and desktop widgets), Maps, Games, Image browser, Document viewer, Music player, Video player, Software installer, System Settings
    Playlist (songs, videos), Slideshow, Presentation (slides), Document list, Document pages, Contacts (contacts), Web browser (tabs, sites visited, bookmarks), Chat history (each message), Driving directions (step-by-step), Image editor, Installer

    Revision as of 17:55, 21 July 2014

    Purpose

    Navigation Patterns are determined by the information structure of the application content (flat, 2-deep, 3-deep, n-deep). Navigation patterns can be combined with command patterns to design the complete layout for your application.

    Guidelines

    Patterns for a flat information structure


    Examples

    Playlist (songs, videos), Slideshow, Presentation (slides), Document list, Document pages, Contacts (contacts), Web browser (tabs, sites visited, bookmarks), Chat history (each message), Driving directions (step-by-step), Image editor, Installer