How to use color on buttons for an intuitive interface
Creating visually intuitive “themes” with color at the salespoint is an easy way to help operators find items, particularly in a touch screen environment where item selection is rapid and the operators move through several screens quickly. Selecting blue button colors for cold drinks and red button colors for hot drinks, for example, helps operators visually target their selection process at a very basic level, ensuring a more rapid salespoint entry process.
To use color buttons:
1. In SysManager, click Item Tree, select the item tree you wish to configure and click Edit.
2. On the left-hand side of the screen, in the item tree, select an item or group on which you would like to configure the color for the button, the button text or both.
3. On the far right-hand side of the screen, above the Picture button, select Button Color or Text Color. (The gray area within the box surrounding the raised Text Color selection controls the button color.)
4. Select the color from the color palette presented (either basic or custom) that you wish to display for the button or the text and click OK. The color corresponding to the button or text displays above the Picture button.
Note: Use caution in selecting button colors and text colors. Choosing the same color for both text and button or choosing colors that do not contrast, may render the text indistinct.
Exercise:
1. Select an item from the item tree.
2. Make the button color blue and the text red.
3. Assign a picture to the item.
4. Suppress the text on the item.