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id="compatibility">
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<info>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Allan Day</name>
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<email>aday@gnome.org</email>
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</credit>
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<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<desc>Using the HIG for cross-platform or GNOME 2 style applications.</desc>
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</info>
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<title>Compatibility</title>
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These Human Interface Guidelines are primarily targeted towards new GTK+ and GNOME applications, with an emphasis on GNOME 3 integration. However, they are also intended to be useful to cross-platform applications, as well as older applications, which may have been designed and implemented in accordance with the GNOME 2 HIG.
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<section id="cross-platform-compatibility">
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<title>Cross-platform compatibility</title>
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The HIG provides cross-platform for those design patterns and UI elements that require special treatment in cross-platform cases. Otherwise, all the design patterns provided in these guidelines can be used in a cross-platform manner.
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Since some platforms provide system-level integration for <link xref="menu-bars">menu bars</link>, this pattern is of special relevance for cross-platform applications.
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</section>
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<section id="gnome-2-compatibility">
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<title>GNOME 2 compatibility</title>
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These Human Interface Guidelines are an evolution of the GNOME 2 HIG, and represent an improvement on the previous version. Applications that follow the new version of the HIG will use space more efficiently, will provide a more focused user experience, and will use modern interpretations of key functionality, such as search, online integration, or notifications.
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Following some of the design patterns in these guidelines may imply larger-scale design changes for GNOME 2 style applications, particularly if those applications are complex. In particular, replacing window title bars and <link xref="menu-bars">menu bars</link> with a <link xref="header-bars">header bar</link> could be a big change for your application.
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However, much of the advice contained within this HIG can be incorporated into GNOME 2 style applications with minimal disruption, and will lead to an improved experience for users. This includes:
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<list>
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<item>Utilizing new user interface elements, such as popovers. </item>
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<item>Guidance on new GTK+ abilities, like animations. </item>
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<item>Modernized guidance on subjects such as visual layout, typography and icon usage. </item>
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</list>
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Incorporating these elements of the guidelines can enhance your application without requiring a major redesign, and all GTK+ and GNOME applications can benefit from them.
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These Human Interface Guidelines have been designed to assist you in determining the best design for your application, rather than proposing a single template to be used in all applications. As such, while they recommend <link xref="header-bars">header bars</link> over <link xref="menu-bars">menu bars</link>, they provide guidance on both approaches.
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</section>
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</page>
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