IntroductionThis list evolved out of an ongoing brainstorm of UI Options configurations, features, and functionality. First-level items (bolded) are the general activities that UI Options could integrate. Some of these don't necessarily fit well with scope of UIO. Second-level items are reminders, descriptions, notes, or examples of the activities and are not intended to be exhaustive. Features and functionalityGeneral- Simplifying presentation/content *
- Fewer distractions (less stuff)
- Streamlined content (clearer structure)
- Language assistance
- Definitions, translations, etc.
- Annotations
- Page export
- Printing
- eBook/PDF
- Other platform
- Removing health hazards
Trans-modalities- Easier/possible to listen to visuals/text
- Easier/possible to see audio *
- Easier to see images
- Visual interpretation of text
Consumption- Easier readability *
- Making text/images/etc. larger (scaling considerations: should paragraph and header texts scale at the same rate?)
- Contrast and colour adjustments
- Typeface adjustments
- Content orientation
Interactions- Identification of links *
- Easier interactions with interactables *
- Larger inputs, etc.
- Enhanced feedback (e.g., audio)
- Alternative navigation *
- E.g., different menu interactions
- Keyboard interactions *
- Alternative interfaces
- Reduced time dependency
- Interactions (e.g., status fadeouts)
- Content (e.g., audio/video playback)
Other considerations- Persistent profiles *
- Prepackaged configurations/profiles
Priority features and functionality, drilled down (operationalized preferences)Easier readability- Text size (+ icons)
- Image size? Option to lock scaling with text? (i.e., w/ rest of page)
- Contrast
- Line spacing
- Type style
Full list of features, ordered Level 1 - Full page size
- Text size
- Text style
- Contrast
- Line spacing
Level 2 - Image size
- Image visibility
- Type color
- Letterspacing
- Headers color
- Headers size
- Links color
- Links size
- Underline links
- Form items size
- Disable flashing objects
- Avoid italics
- Avoid allcaps
Identification, tracking, orientation- Mouse cursor highlight
- Text cursor highlight
- Focus highlight (esp. input field)
- Link highlight
- Emphasis of structural elements
- Header size
- Table of contents
- Input highlight/emphasis (for identification)
- Constant tooltip visibility
Full list of features, ordered Level 1 - Table of contents
- Focus highlight (both in forms and in table cells)
- Emphasis on structural elements
Level 2 - Mouse cursor highlight
- Text cursor highlight
- Headers color
- Headers size
- Links color
- Links size
- Underline links
- Form items size
- Constant tooltip visibility
Interaction w/ interactables- Input sizes (for mouse clicking)
- Audio/visual feedback on interaction
- Reduced time dependency
- Focus & link highlight
Full list of features, ordered Level 1 - Links size
- Underline links
- Buttons (and clickable areas) size
- Focus highlight (both in forms and in table cells)
- Form items size
Level 2 - Links color
- Buttons (background) color
- Add icons to textual options
- Hover effect on links and buttons
- Hover effect on table cells
- Aural feedback to interactions
- Visual feedback to interactions
- Menu design (provide several presets for menu)
- Disable time control for processes
- Include search into the page
- Keyboard alternative to voice interactions
- Simplify the video interface (?)
- Simplify the audio player interface (?)
Keyboard interactions- Keybindings & hotkeys (+ tips for keys, e.g., constant visual cheat sheet) (e.g., skipping to headers, bindings for UIO like text size)
- Tab order
- Creating groups/containment for elements (e.g., tabbing to navbar, and having to press enter to get to elements)
Full list of features, ordered Level 1 - Enable hotkeys
- Tab highlight
Level 2 - Customize keybinding
- Customize hotkeys
- Form items size
- Assistance to typing
- Autocomplete in input fields
- Dictionary
- Spelling
- (Grammar?)
Alternative navigation- Skip links?
- Changing menu behaviour
- Table of contents (page-wide & site-wide)
- Hotkeys for page and site navigation
Full list of features, ordered Level 1 - Table of contents
- Menu design (provide several presets for menu)
- Enable hotkeys
- Include search into the page
Level 2 - Customize keybinding
- Customize hotkeys
- Add icons to textual options
- Keyboard alternative to voice interactions
SimplificationFull list of features, ordered Level 1 - Presets
- Contrast
- Table of contents
- Emphasis on structural elements
Level 2 - Image visibility
- Disable flashing objects
- Display the layout structure
- Visibility of columns
- Display only headers
- Distance between columns
- Margins width/height
- Favorite contents (from table of contents, and reassemble contents)
- Dictionary
- Grammar
- Textual annotations
- Voice annotations
- Simplify the video interface (?)
- Simplify the audio player interface (?)
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