Visual Basic® Style Guide, The

How to Maintain User Interface Consistency

This section lists some of the more important aspects of user interface consistency. Some Visual Basic applications may require specialized user interface components that are "non-standard" because of the needs of the users. Yet even in these instances, consistency can and should exist. This section is divided into the three realms listed in the "What Is" section of this chapter: the user, the application, and other applications.

Consistency with the User

Every application must be consistent with the needs of the user. If you need to write a quick emergency program within an hour, other considerations such as consistency with other software applications will be pushed to the back in deference to meeting ...