Re: What would you call this?

Subject: Re: What would you call this?
From: Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
To: Tammy Van Boening <tammyvb -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com>, TECHWR-L Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:48:35 -0700

Apple has detailed definitions for status bar and various other bars:

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/userexperience/conceptual/MobileHIG/Bars.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006556-CH12-SW52

On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Tammy Van Boening
<tammyvb -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am writing to an application that runs on iOS devices and I need to
> describe the user interface. At the top of the interface is an area that
> shows the icon for the iPad or iPhone, the current time, and the charging
> status. It also shows the name of the application tab that is currently
> opened and it has an button titled Settings for accessing the settings for
> the application. This is a distinct area of the interface and it is shaded
> light gray with a line underneath it to differentiate from the main work
> area of the interface below it, which has a white background. I have to give
> the users some context about the layout of this interface, so I need to
> identify this distinct area with the proper name/ID and I am stumped. My
> SMEs don't really have a name for it either - they just say at the top of
> the interface you see all this information. I want to say something like in
> the "status bar" or "view bar" , the following is displayed.
>
> Thanks!
>
> TVB
>
>
> Tammy Van Boening
> Owner/Principal
> Spectrum Writing, LLC
> www.spectrumwritingllc.com
> TammyVB *AT* spectrumwritingllc *DOT* com
>
>
>
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