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Outlook Express 5.0 Interface
Microsoft Corporation, Artsource

ROLE:Programming and UI Design.


The Outlook Express default view dynamically rendered information about Newsgroups, Email, and user tips.
 Overview:
Separating graphic UI design from the core C programming module was the key to deploying Outlook Express quickly. Written in JavaScript and DHTML, the interface was required to perform drop menus, auto tabbing, hyperlinks and mouse actions, such as "rollovers" and "mousedown" and "mouseup" behaviors. The flexible nature of web technologies allowed us to tweak the interface throughout the process, without hindering the efforts of the C++ development team.

Project Highlights:
IE5 (Trident) Browser Control programmed with a series of Style Sheets, DHTML and JavaScript. Optimized for smaller download sizes, and engineered for easy localization into all of Microsoft Corporation's International Clients.

PLATFORM:
Windows 95/98/NT

AUTHORING TECHNOLOGIES:
JavaScript, DHTML, Cascading Style Sheets, IE5 ActiveX Control

The TEAM:
Art Direction:
Catheline Bertels

Project Management:
Catheline Bertels

Programming:
Phil Rogan

Development Lead:
Brett Marl

All testing by Microsoft Outlook Express QA Team.

The "Tips" area could be dynamically turned off or on.
Dynamic HTML drop menus and "keyboard only" accessibility.