Nokia Series 60 manual Unavailable items, Other option menus, OK options menu, Add recipient

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The number of items should be low, so that the user does not need to scroll in order to see all of them.

Functions should not sometimes occur in main level and at other times in a submenu. Items that are in a submenu should always be found in the same submenu.

Only one submenu level is allowed, that is, a submenu can't contain another submenu.

Unavailable items

Situations often occur where a certain function cannot be used. In these cases, the corresponding items in the options menu must either be hidden, or there must be an error message given when the user tries to access a function that can’t be accomplished. Series 60 UI does not use dimming of menu items.

This is a trade-off issue: removing unnecessary options makes the option lists shorter

–an often desired result – but at the same time it changes the menu from situation to situation, preventing users from learning the function locations. It may even cause frustration if the users expect some function to be found in the menu, but it is sometimes not there.

In case the user has no reason to search for a certain function in the given situation, it should be hidden. As an extreme example, the Delete option is not needed when there are no items to be deleted.

If the user searches for a function, even though it cannot be used in the current situation, it is often better to display the option and give an appropriate message if the user tries to access that function.

Other option menus

Some option menus are accessed in other ways than by using the Options softkey. The usage of these menus is similar to the usual options menu. Examples of other such menus are:

OK options menu		The Select key opens this option menu when there’s
		no single intuitive function (like opening the item in
		focus) for it. The OK options menu only lists
		functions that:
		- affect the item in focus only
		- could be regarded as potentially intuitive
		- are competing for the topmost place of the menu.
		Other functions can be accessed through the
		Options softkey. The number of items in the OK
		options list is usually two or three, it should never
		be more than four. As an example, in a message
		editor the functions in OK options could be Send
		and Add recipient.
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Contents Nokia Editorial notes Contents Page Page Page Purpose About this documentAudience Where Nokia Series 60 UI Belongs Display Colour capability 4096 or more colours preferredKeys Extra keysFollowing keys are required for Series 60 UI Softkeys Call handling OtherWindows and panes Application windowStandard panes in application windows Main paneStatus pane Title paneContext pane Navi paneContext pane displays the current applications icon TabsSignal pane Battery pane / Universal indicator paneIndicators Navigation textBattery pane Using a graphical indicator. It also acts as aCharging indicator Pop-up windowsOptions menu QuerySoft notification Call windowPresentation of text Keypad functionsJustification TruncationKeypad tone Typical functions of the standard keysScroll up / Scroll down Scroll left / Scroll rightSection Selection list Left softkeyRight 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 Navigation using Links HighlightingEmpty lists and grids List browsingScrolling indicator for lists Vice versaOrder of items and browsing in grids Empty cells are skipped the focus is never on an empty cell Scrolling indicator for grids List typesMenu list Scroll up / down Move focus the list Scroll left / rightSelection list Select Other keys Do the default action of the key Scroll up / down Move focus in the list Scroll left / rightFrom the user required otherwise ignored See section Markable listMarkable list Page Multiselection list Keypad functions for multiselection listsPop-up setting Setting listsAvailable values in a menu list Text setting Slider settingUsing the Scroll left and Scroll right keys Type, like date/time editorScroll up / down Left softkey OKForms Always-editable formsForms without the Options softkey Form itemsCancel DoneRight softkey Done Text fieldAdjustable using the Scroll left and right keys List layoutsSelecting it opens a data query SliderColumn structure of lists List item types Single-line item with graphic Heading Single-line item with Large graphicTwo-line item Double itemDouble item style Double item With large graphicDouble item style 2 with graphic Setting item Attribute text ABC, value text C usage Setting listsNumbered items Item type combinationsGrid types Find paneMenu grid Selection gridOptions menu 37.A find pane within a selection list of names in PhonebookSubmenus 39.Submenu in the options menuUnavailable items Other option menusOK options menu Add recipientOptions template FunctionFunction in the context Edit options menuSMS Mandatory Error note Confirmation noteInformation note Permanent noteSome guidelines concerning note usage Use a confirmation note whenUngrouped soft notification Soft notificationsGrouped soft notification Discarding soft notifications Many simultaneous soft notificationsQueries Confirmation queryList query 45.A confirmation queryMultiselection list query Password query Data querySignal and battery indicators IndicatorsData queries with multiple fields Status indicators Indicators in Navi paneEditing indicators in pop-up windows Soft indicatorsWhen all tabs are not visible As the editing mode numeric/alphanumericOperator indicator Scrolling indicatorsApplication-specific indicators IdleApplication shell Application handling ShortcutsCustomizing the Application shell Fast application swappingOpening and closing applications MultitaskingApplication interactions Phone Simple one-call cases, the Phone application looks like this Call handling Volume controlEnd Text viewers Viewers and playersImage viewers Multimedia viewers Audio and video playersText editing Key# key Edit keyEdit menu Editing indicators 10.Special character windowSelecting text Document handlingCreating new documents Saving edited data Folders GroupsSettings Fetching data