Highlighting
Highlighting Types | Highlighting Usage
You can achieve better legibility in the work area of a screen by highlighting important or structuring elements.
Highlighting Types
From the ergonomic point of view, the possible types of highlighting can be divided into the following three groups:
Tolerable Highlighting
Use very sparingly and only in the case of an emergency (see below):
- Lines as single lines, interrupted lines and double lines
- Intensity (bold font)
Hardly Tolerable Highlighting
Avoid, if possible:
- Semi-graphic symbols such as * ! #
Ergonomically Bad Highlighting
Do not use on a screen:
- Uppercase, spaced text, flashing (inverse text)
Highlighting Usage
The highlighting in the first two groups is to be used only if all means of spatial and conceptual structuring have been exhausted.
As a rule, not more than 2-3 words of the screen should be emphasized.
Note: Highlighting with inverse text or bold font is not support on all WAP devices!
