KDE Human Interface Guidelines
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KDE Human Interface Guidelines are a set of design principles and best practices that define the look, feel, and behavior of user interfaces within the KDE software ecosystem.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| KDE Human Interface Guidelines canonical | 2 |
| KDE human interface guidelines | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9018041 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: KDE Human Interface Guidelines Context triple: [KDE community, hasDesignGuideline, KDE Human Interface Guidelines]
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A.
GNOME Human Interface Guidelines
The GNOME Human Interface Guidelines are a set of design principles and recommendations that guide the look, feel, and behavior of applications in the GNOME desktop environment to ensure consistency and usability.
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B.
KDE Applications
KDE Applications is a comprehensive suite of free and open-source desktop software developed by the KDE community, providing core tools and utilities for Linux and other Unix-like systems.
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C.
KDE Frameworks
KDE Frameworks is a collection of modular, reusable libraries and software components that provide core functionality and services for building KDE and Qt-based applications.
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D.
KDE Plasma desktop environment
KDE Plasma desktop environment is a highly customizable, feature-rich graphical workspace for Linux and other Unix-like systems, known for its modern design, extensive configuration options, and integration with the KDE software ecosystem.
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E.
KDE community
The KDE community is an international, volunteer-driven group that collaborates to create free and open-source desktop environments, applications, and frameworks for Linux and other platforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: KDE Human Interface Guidelines Target entity description: KDE Human Interface Guidelines are a set of design principles and best practices that define the look, feel, and behavior of user interfaces within the KDE software ecosystem.
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A.
GNOME Human Interface Guidelines
The GNOME Human Interface Guidelines are a set of design principles and recommendations that guide the look, feel, and behavior of applications in the GNOME desktop environment to ensure consistency and usability.
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B.
KDE Applications
KDE Applications is a comprehensive suite of free and open-source desktop software developed by the KDE community, providing core tools and utilities for Linux and other Unix-like systems.
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C.
KDE Frameworks
KDE Frameworks is a collection of modular, reusable libraries and software components that provide core functionality and services for building KDE and Qt-based applications.
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D.
KDE Plasma desktop environment
KDE Plasma desktop environment is a highly customizable, feature-rich graphical workspace for Linux and other Unix-like systems, known for its modern design, extensive configuration options, and integration with the KDE software ecosystem.
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E.
KDE community
The KDE community is an international, volunteer-driven group that collaborates to create free and open-source desktop environments, applications, and frameworks for Linux and other platforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
KDE documentation
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design guideline ⓘ human interface guidelines ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
KDE Plasma
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linked to:
KDE Plasma desktop environment
KDE applications ⓘ KDE software ⓘ
linked to:
KDE Applications
Qt-based KDE applications ⓘ |
| availableAs | online documentation ⓘ |
| basedOn |
accessibility principles
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consistency principles ⓘ efficiency principles ⓘ learnability principles ⓘ user-centered design principles ⓘ |
| covers |
accessibility considerations
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color usage ⓘ controls and widgets ⓘ dialog design ⓘ iconography guidelines ⓘ keyboard interaction ⓘ layout principles ⓘ navigation patterns ⓘ notifications design ⓘ touch interaction ⓘ typography guidelines ⓘ window behavior ⓘ |
| defines |
behavior of KDE user interfaces
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feel of KDE applications ⓘ look of KDE applications ⓘ |
| encourages |
reuse of common KDE UI patterns
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use of KDE Frameworks UI components ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
create a coherent KDE user experience
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ensure consistency across KDE applications ⓘ improve accessibility of KDE software ⓘ improve usability of KDE software ⓘ provide best practices for KDE UI design ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| license | free documentation license ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
KDE Visual Design Group
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KDE community ⓘ |
| partOf |
KDE ecosystem
ⓘ
linked to:
KDE community
|
| previousWebsite | https://hig.kde.org/ ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
GNOME Human Interface Guidelines
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KDE Plasma design language ⓘ
linked to:
KDE Visual Design Group
|
| supports | cross-platform KDE applications ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
KDE application developers
ⓘ
KDE designers ⓘ
linked to:
KDE Visual Design Group
UI and UX designers for KDE ⓘ |
| updatedBy | KDE contributors ⓘ |
| website | https://develop.kde.org/hig/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: KDE Human Interface Guidelines Description of subject: KDE Human Interface Guidelines are a set of design principles and best practices that define the look, feel, and behavior of user interfaces within the KDE software ecosystem.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: KDE Human Interface Guidelines