http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Microsoft-Windows A listing of the most recently indexed works about Microsoft Windows in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Microsoft-Windows http://tc.eserver.org/33180.html http://tc.eserver.org/33180.html The readability of twelve different fonts and sizes in the Microsoft Windows environment was studied. The specific fonts were Arial, MS Sans Serif, MS Serif, and Small Fonts. Their sizes ranged from 6.0 to 9.75 points. These were presented using black text on either a white or gray background and either bold or non-bold style. There were significant differences between the various font/size combinations in terms of reading speed, accuracy, and subjective preferences. There were no consistent differences as a result of background color or boldness. The most preferred fonts were Arial and MS Sans Serif at 9.75. Most of the fonts from 8.25 to 9.75 performed well in terms of reading speed and accuracy, with the exception of MS Serif at 8.25. Arial at 7.5 and both of the Small Fonts (6.0 and 6.75) should generally be avoided. http://tc.eserver.org/32932.html http://tc.eserver.org/32932.html A collection of humourous error messages and dialogue boxes that you can add to by making your own. http://tc.eserver.org/32073.html http://tc.eserver.org/32073.html A pretty interface doesn’t make an application or website. Even the early releases of Microsoft Vista looked amazing. The graphics, interface, and 'look' of the system were much more impressive than XP. But looks alone don’t make the package. It lacked in usability, creating error messages and not having a standard navigation schema. Users didn’t know if they were to click a button, an image, or text to complete their task. It is important to create a standardized and intuitive interface, as well as nice looking, so that users can navigate your site or application. http://tc.eserver.org/31992.html http://tc.eserver.org/31992.html So, you've got in trouble. Some or even all of your CHM files seem to have gotten corrupted. They show a "The page cannot be displayed" error in the left-hand pane of the CHM viewer. There are several possible reasons why your CHM e-books and documentation files are unreadable. http://tc.eserver.org/31075.html http://tc.eserver.org/31075.html An application that, using an inexpensive camera, lets users control a mouse pointer by aiming their face around the screen. http://tc.eserver.org/31074.html http://tc.eserver.org/31074.html Software that dynamically adapts Web pages to meet the needs of individuals with visual, motor, and print limitations. http://tc.eserver.org/30889.html http://tc.eserver.org/30889.html The tutorial introduces the reader accustomed to working with the traditional graphic user interface in earlier versions of VB to Windows Presentation Foundation. Importantly, it introduces the reader to the XAML's declarative format and what it means in the design interface of VS 2008. WPF can do a great deal more than what is described in this article. The power of markup extensions such as declarative binding, dynamic resource, template binding and many others are not discussed. It is hoped that the reader will be up and running WPF projects based on his previous experience after reading this article. http://tc.eserver.org/29990.html http://tc.eserver.org/29990.html The Help platform for Microsoft Windows is changing once again. Since 1995, Microsoft HTML Help has been the standard for Help systems for Windows applications, but the release of the next generation Windows operating system in 2005 will see a brand new XML-based Help platform. It is currently known as Help.Longhorn, or "Longhorn" Help, or sometimes as Help3 or TrésHelp. http://tc.eserver.org/29981.html http://tc.eserver.org/29981.html The letters HTA are meant to stand for HTML Application. The technology was developed by Microsoft, so is a proprietary concept, and only works in conjunction with Internet Explorer (specifically version 5 and above). http://tc.eserver.org/29974.html http://tc.eserver.org/29974.html Seven new fonts will make their public appearance in Office 2007. Segoe UI will be used as the Office user interface, and will also be the font used throughout the Windows Vista user interface. For documents produced by Office, Calibri (a sans serif font) is recommended for headings, with Candara (a humanist sans font) recommended for sans body text, and Cambria for serifed. Consolas is a monospaced font, while the remaining two having characteristics that suit particular types of paragraphs. http://tc.eserver.org/29943.html http://tc.eserver.org/29943.html Microsoft's crown strategic jewel, the Windows API, is lost. The cornerstone of Microsoft's monopoly power and incredibly profitable Windows and Office franchises, which account for virtually all of Microsoft's income and covers up a huge array of unprofitable or marginally profitable product lines, the Windows API is no longer of much interest to developers. The goose that lays the golden eggs is not quite dead, but it does have a terminal disease, one that nobody noticed yet. http://tc.eserver.org/28122.html http://tc.eserver.org/28122.html Microsoft's offer to open the code to key protocols is probably not as revolutionary as it sounds. http://tc.eserver.org/27945.html http://tc.eserver.org/27945.html This article, the first of three parts, explains what MSXML is and how to access an XML document using JavaScript. http://tc.eserver.org/27947.html http://tc.eserver.org/27947.html This article, the third of three parts, explains what MSXML is and how to access an XML document using JavaScript. http://tc.eserver.org/27946.html http://tc.eserver.org/27946.html This article, the second of three parts, explains what MSXML is and how to access an XML document using JavaScript. http://tc.eserver.org/27898.html http://tc.eserver.org/27898.html This book introduces the construction of hard disk, the theory of data saving, construction of file system, the reasons of data lost and the examples of data recovery in detail. This book is easy to understand with a lot of graphs and pictures in it. With the help of it, the general user will never be upset of data lost. It also enable you to become a data recovery expert quickly. http://tc.eserver.org/26367.html http://tc.eserver.org/26367.html Starting from the basics of Active Accessibility, this article leads you through the development of a software testing application. You'll see how this testing application interacts with common controls and other UI elements, then processes the resulting WinEvents. http://tc.eserver.org/26368.html http://tc.eserver.org/26368.html This article prioritizes areas of the Microsoft Windows XP interface that can be tested to ensure compatibility between assistive technologies and Windows XP. http://tc.eserver.org/26370.html http://tc.eserver.org/26370.html This article describes how the new Microsoft Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) technology expands the ability to provide closed captioning to a wide range of multimedia products. http://tc.eserver.org/25970.html http://tc.eserver.org/25970.html This white paper is intended to show how the console Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) can be used to programmatically access information about the console and applications running under the console in Windows XP. http://tc.eserver.org/23669.html http://tc.eserver.org/23669.html Microsoft Windows keeps all your files in folders (within directories and subdirectories), and allows you to have as many folders as you want. You can also name them in almost any way you want, but that sometimes leads to confusion, because Windows needs to be told how you want these folders ordered. http://tc.eserver.org/23463.html http://tc.eserver.org/23463.html If you use Win95, NT, Mac, or any other operating system that allows long file names, are you aware of the problems that can arise when files are transferred to Win 3.11 or DOS? The problems particularly affect files that have long file names in which the first eight characters are the same, e.g. 'minutes of 20 Sept meeting' and 'minutes of 14 Nov meeting'. The problem arises as soon as a file is opened in an operating system that allows only eight characters in the file name, suffix excluded. http://tc.eserver.org/21879.html http://tc.eserver.org/21879.html The development of the user interface for a large commercial software product like Microsoft Windows 95 involves many people, broad design goals, and an aggressive work schedule. This design briefing describes how the usability engineering principles of iterative design and problem tracking were successfully applied to make the development of the UI more manageable. Specific design problems and their solutions are also discussed. http://tc.eserver.org/21880.html http://tc.eserver.org/21880.html The Windows 95 user interface: iterative design and problem tracking in action. http://tc.eserver.org/21808.html http://tc.eserver.org/21808.html If you're stuck in the rut of the default settings that Microsoft applies to its software, you're missing out: Here's a guide to customizing Windows systems to strip away annoying 'features' and enhance usability. http://tc.eserver.org/21604.html http://tc.eserver.org/21604.html El futuro de Windows pasa por Longhorn, el nuevo sistema operativo que Microsoft prepara para 2005 y que supondrá, según ellos, la 'inmersión vital' de los usuarios en la nueva tecnología. Revisamos lo que se sabe de ello hasta el momento. http://tc.eserver.org/21040.html http://tc.eserver.org/21040.html Microsoft’s specification for 'Longhorn' Help represents a major revolution in user assistance development for the Windows platform. Instead of simply refining the technical infrastructure of Help (windowing, links, search, etc.), Microsoft has given a good deal of thought to the needs of both Help authors and end-users. http://tc.eserver.org/18798.html http://tc.eserver.org/18798.html For years, the Microsoft Help Compiler (the one for WinHelp, not HTML Help) has been telling Help authors that we can't use borders or shading or merged cells in the tables we create in our Help topics. But this is actually not true. There is a way. And you don't have to create your tables in a graphics program either. Instead, taking advantage of Word's ability to embed objects created in another application, you can keep your tables “editable” while formatting them to your heart's content with borders and shading. All of this is accomplished using the features of Microsoft Word, so this technique should work with any Word-based authoring tool. As RoboHelp specialists, we have tested the procedure only with RoboHelp versions 5, 6, 7, 2000, 9, and 2002. You can create formatted tables using Word or Excel. Use whichever you prefer. http://tc.eserver.org/18487.html http://tc.eserver.org/18487.html MLang implements a set of services that is designed to help make software that interacts with Internet data more international. More specifically, MLang helps solve problems presented by the multilingual environment that exists for software today. This article describes the services that are provided by the MLang Component Object Model (COM) object. http://tc.eserver.org/18298.html http://tc.eserver.org/18298.html Microsoft Active Accessibility 2.0 is a COM-based technology that improves the way accessibility aids work with applications running on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It provides dynamic-link libraries that are incorporated into the operating system as well as a COM interface and application programming elements that provide reliable methods for exposing information about user interface elements. By following accessibility design practices and using Microsoft Active Accessibility, you can make technology products for your customers with accessibility needs. http://tc.eserver.org/10682.html http://tc.eserver.org/10682.html Welcome to the home of The Helpware Group. Here you will find support for MS HTML Help 1.x and MS Help 2.0, FrontPage and Delphi. We are based in Melbourne Australia. Enjoy the site.