13. Does each title of each modal screen identify the task that Modal G required the screen to exist? tasks 14. Does every screen have a clear path to the next step in Frequent I the activity or, when appropriate, access to other interactions relevant activities? 15. Are all icons appropriate to the platform where they Platform F appear? (Example: iOS' right-pointing carets would be consistency inappropriate in an Android app) 16. Are all menu items short enough to avoid truncation when Readability n/a displayed on the application’s target device? 17. Is the application’s screen display name 11 characters or Readability n/a less? Application screens have limited space for the names that appear under icons. Category Source Response Criteria YES NO 18. Is all text large enough to be easily read? Readability n/a 19. Is each menu screen clearly separated from its list Readability C items? 20. Is each scroll bar clearly separated from its background Readability C image? 21. Is there high contrast between the color of all text and Readability n/a the color of the background behind it? 22. When a user stops the application (by pressing the Saving data G device’s physical button, opening a different “home” application, or using device features like the phone), is the current location saved (the current scroll position, for example)? 23. When sound is called for, can the user control volume Sound C levels based on their preferences?
13. Does each title of each modal screen identify the task that required the screen to exist? Modal tasks G 14. Does every screen have a clear path to the next step in the activity or, when appropriate, access to other relevant activities? Frequent interactions I 15. Are all icons appropriate to the platform where they appear? (Example: iOS' right-pointing carets would be inappropriate in an Android app) Platform consistency F 16. Are all menu items short enough to avoid truncation when displayed on the application’s target device? Readability n/a 17. Is the application’s screen display name 11 characters or less? Readability n/a Application screens have limited space for the names that appear under icons. Criteria Category Source Response YES NO 18. Is all text large enough to be easily read? Readability n/a 19. Is each menu screen clearly separated from its list items? Readability C 20. Is each scroll bar clearly separated from its background image? Readability C 21. Is there high contrast between the color of all text and the color of the background behind it? Readability n/a 22. When a user stops the application (by pressing the device’s physical “home” button, opening a different application, or using device features like the phone), is the current location saved (the current scroll position, for example)? Saving data G 23. When sound is called for, can the user control volume levels based on their preferences? Sound C
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