Nokia Series 60 manual Some guidelines concerning note usage, Use a confirmation note when

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operation. For this a softkey labeled, for example, “Cancel’ is provided.

Figure 5-41.A wait note with a Cancel function in the right softkey.

Some guidelines concerning note usage:

Use a confirmation note when:

￿￿The effect of the operation can't be seen directly by some other means. Example: Message sent.

￿￿There is some relevant information to be communicated by it. Example: Last call duration.

Confirmation notes should not be used after every completed operation, this would easily start to annoy users. Confirmation notes should not be used when:

-There is already another dialogue in the procedure, for example "Do you want to remove this message? Y/N"

-A progress indication is visible during the procedure.

-The user can see the result of the operation when it is done. Example: adding or removing objects in a list.

-A setting has been changed. The new value of the setting is visible in the setting item.

-The operation can be considered minor or so frequent that a note would be annoying. Example: copy-paste actions.

Use an error note when:

￿￿The user does something that may cause considerable harm immediately or later. Example: the user gave a wrong PIN code. Repeating this a couple of times would block the SIM card.

To keep the error notes effective, they should be used very sparingly. In most "ordinary" error cases, an information note should be used instead of an error note. It has less aggressive sound and graphics.

￿￿It should also be noted that if the information to be given is such that the user must see and acknowledge it, a confirmation query is a better component to use than a note. Then the user must press a key to dismiss the information, and there is time to read and think about the notification.

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Contents Nokia Editorial notes Contents Page Page Page About this document PurposeAudience 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 SendEnd Applications key Numeric keypad 0-9, *, # Clear Edit During callsEditors, can be used together with Power NavigationNavigating 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 listSetting lists Pop-up settingAvailable 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 With large graphic Double item styleDouble 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 usageSoft notifications Ungrouped soft notificationGrouped soft notification Many simultaneous soft notifications Discarding soft notificationsConfirmation query Queries45.A confirmation query List queryMultiselection list query Data query Password queryIndicators Signal and battery 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 Volume control Call handlingEnd Viewers and players Text viewersImage viewers Audio and video players Multimedia viewersKey Text editing# key Edit keyEdit menu 10.Special character window Editing indicatorsDocument handling Selecting textCreating new documents Saving edited data Groups FoldersFetching data Settings