design guideline, the number of tabs should be kept low (max 6 recommended), and the number should not be dynamic.
(See Tabs in section Interaction style for a description of their effect on navigation within an application.)
Navigation text
Figure 3-7. Navigation text.
Navigation text is displayed in the navi pane when there are similar items to be browsed by scrolling horizontally, e.g. dates in a calendar. Arrow indicators in both ends of the pane indicate the possibility to scroll.
Indicators
Figure 3-8. Indicators in the navi pane.
In editors the navi pane contains editing indicators. (See the section Indicators for a more detailed description of navi pane indicators.)
Empty pane
Figure 3-9. Empty navi pane.
The navi pane can be empty. A graphic is provided for this.
Signal pane
Displays the cellular signal strength indicator.
Figure | Signal pane (left). |
The indicator may also contain information about GPRS connection status.
Battery pane / Universal indicator pane
This area of the status pane is used in two different ways.
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