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This additional navigation feature can be interpreted as a shortcut between sibling folders. For folder navigation, the basic navigation rules are applied, noticing the following:

Moving from one folder to another has no effect on the function of the Back softkey in these views: from all of them the back function leads to the previous hierarchy level.

The navigation shortcuts can only be applied when there is no other use for the left and right scroll keys in the state.

Navigation using Links

Links leading from one application (or idle) to another application may exist. Links are one-way shortcuts: there is no direct path back to the state where the link was started; instead, the navigation inside the linked application functions as if the user had manually activated the other application and navigated to the target state.

For more information on links, see the Application handling section.

5.UI COMPONENTS Lists and grids

Vertical lists are used extensively in most applications. Two dimensional grids are less frequently used, but have obvious advantages in some situations. In lists and grids, the user can move the focus from one item to another using the navigation keys. This is called browsing or scrolling.

Vertical browsing is preferred over horizontal browsing in general; the keypad solutions should take this into account.

Highlighting

When a list or grid is in use, one item on it is always in focus. The item in focus is indicated by a graphical means called highlighting; the item is said to be highlighted.

The appearance of highlighting on a list item is a coloured (or gray) bar which completely occupies the item in focus. The item text and graphics are displayed on the bar.

Grid item highlighting is a frame over the item in focus.

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Contents Nokia Editorial notes Contents Page Page Page Purpose About this documentAudience Where Nokia Series 60 UI Belongs Colour capability 4096 or more colours preferred DisplayExtra keys KeysFollowing keys are required for Series 60 UI Softkeys Call handling OtherApplication window Windows and panesMain pane Standard panes in application windowsTitle pane Status paneNavi pane Context paneContext pane displays the current applications icon TabsBattery pane / Universal indicator pane Signal paneIndicators Navigation textUsing a graphical indicator. It also acts as a Battery paneCharging indicator Pop-up windowsQuery Options menuSoft notification Call windowKeypad functions Presentation of textJustification TruncationTypical functions of the standard keys Keypad toneScroll up / Scroll down Scroll left / Scroll rightLeft softkey Section Selection listRight softkey SendDuring calls End Applications key Numeric keypad 0-9, *, # Clear EditEditors, can be used together with Navigation PowerNavigating in applications Navigation using Tabs Folder hierarchies Highlighting Navigation using LinksList browsing Empty lists and gridsVice versa Scrolling indicator for listsOrder of items and browsing in grids Empty cells are skipped the focus is never on an empty cell List types Scrolling indicator for gridsMenu list Scroll up / down Move focus the list Scroll left / rightSelection list Select Scroll up / down Move focus in the list Scroll left / right Other keys Do the default action of the keyFrom the user required otherwise ignored See section Markable listMarkable list Page Keypad functions for multiselection lists Multiselection listPop-up setting Setting listsAvailable values in a menu list Slider setting Text settingUsing the Scroll left and Scroll right keys Type, like date/time editorLeft softkey OK Scroll up / downAlways-editable forms FormsForm items Forms without the Options softkeyDone CancelRight softkey Done Text fieldList layouts Adjustable using the Scroll left and right keysSelecting it opens a data query SliderColumn structure of lists List item types Single-line item with Large graphic Single-line item with graphic HeadingTwo-line item Double itemDouble item style Double item With large graphicDouble item style 2 with graphic Attribute text ABC, value text C usage Setting lists Setting itemNumbered items Item type combinationsFind pane Grid typesMenu grid Selection grid37.A find pane within a selection list of names in Phonebook Options menu39.Submenu in the options menu SubmenusOther option menus Unavailable itemsOK options menu Add recipientFunction Options templateFunction in the context Edit options menuSMS Mandatory Confirmation note Error noteInformation note Permanent noteUse a confirmation note when Some guidelines concerning note usageUngrouped soft notification Soft notificationsGrouped soft notification Many simultaneous soft notifications Discarding soft notificationsConfirmation query Queries45.A confirmation query List queryMultiselection list query Data query Password querySignal and battery indicators IndicatorsData queries with multiple fields Indicators in Navi pane Status indicatorsSoft indicators Editing indicators in pop-up windowsWhen all tabs are not visible As the editing mode numeric/alphanumericScrolling indicators Operator indicatorApplication-specific indicators IdleApplication shell Shortcuts Application handlingCustomizing the Application shell Fast application swappingMultitasking Opening and closing applicationsApplication interactions Phone Simple one-call cases, the Phone application looks like this Call handling Volume controlEnd Text viewers Viewers and playersImage viewers Audio and video players Multimedia viewersKey Text editing# key Edit keyEdit menu 10.Special character window Editing indicatorsSelecting text Document handlingCreating new documents Saving edited data Groups FoldersFetching data Settings