Subset of Guidelines in MLT-STD 1472

Steven Seow · 2008-04-01

Summary for mil-std-1472f:

ActionDefinitionTiming (sec)
Key responseKey depression until positive response (e.g., click)0.1
Key printKey depression until the appearance of a character0.2
Page turnEnd of request until the first few lines are visible1.0
Page scanEnd of request until the text begins to scroll0.5
XY entryFrom selection of field until visual verification0.2
FunctionFrom selection of command until response2.0
PointingFrom input of point to display point0.2
SketchingFrom input of point to display of line0.2
Local updateChange to image using local database (e.g., new menu list from display buffer)0.5
Host updateChange where data is at the host in readily accessible form (e.g., scale change of an existing image)2.0
File updateImage update requires an access to a host file10.0
Inquiry (simple)From command until display of a commonly used message2.0
Inquiry (complex)Response message requires seldomly used calculations in graphic form10.0
Error feedbackFrom entry of input until an error message appears2.0