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Fetching data

Often it is necessary to be able to pick up a piece of data from an application, such as a phone number or address from the Phonebook. This is called fetching. It is a read-only operation: the user cannot edit the data, only browsing and selecting are possible.

Browsing data during a fetch operation should resemble the application’s normal use: the data should be arranged the same way so that it is easy to find. Only the available functions are different: the data can’t be edited.

The left softkey during a fetch operation is labeled Select, and it activates the same function as the Select key: it selects the data currently in focus. The right softkey is Cancel, and returns to the previous state without bringing back any data.

Sometimes it is feasible to use a multiselection list for fetching data. This should be done when it is probable that the user wants to select more than one item for fetching. An example of this is creating a group in the Phonebook to be used as a distribution list: a list of names is offered to the user, and since the probable intention is to have more than one name in the group, a multiselection list is a good tool to use. (See section Multiselection list in the UI components chapter.)

Settings

Global settings – the ones that affect several applications or general issues within the device, are collected into the General Settings application.

Application-specific settings are handled within the application UI. They should be collected into a settings view that can be accessed via the Options menu. The Settings option exists at least in the application’s initial or basic state, and possibly also in other states where it would be beneficial to have easy access to settings – especially to some context-dependent settings. The settings view is a list of setting items (see the list item type description in the List types section).

Sometimes a general setting may be duplicated as an application-specific setting. The order of priorities for duplicate settings must be specified case by case. For example, a general predictive text setting could be overridden by an application- specific setting, but a general ‘silent mode’ setting within a profile should be effective regardless of any other tone settings.

If the number of setting items (within an application) is large, it may be necessary to divide them into groups. The grouping can be done in the following ways:

￿￿Use tabs to access different setting groups

￿￿Design a hierarchical setting tree, use 'setting folders' in the top level (there may be individual settings and folders in one list; this is an exception to the rule that only setting items should exist in one list).

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Contents Nokia Editorial notes Contents Page Page Page Audience About this documentPurpose Where Nokia Series 60 UI Belongs Colour capability 4096 or more colours preferred DisplaySoftkeys Call handling Other KeysExtra keys Following keys are required for Series 60 UIApplication window Windows and panesMain pane Standard panes in application windowsTitle pane Status paneTabs Context paneNavi pane Context pane displays the current applications iconNavigation text Signal paneBattery pane / Universal indicator pane IndicatorsPop-up windows Battery paneUsing a graphical indicator. It also acts as a Charging indicatorCall window Options menuQuery Soft notificationTruncation Presentation of textKeypad functions JustificationScroll left / Scroll right Keypad toneTypical functions of the standard keys Scroll up / Scroll downSend Section Selection listLeft softkey Right softkeyEditors, can be used together with End Applications key Numeric keypad 0-9, *, # Clear EditDuring calls Navigating in applications PowerNavigation 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 Scroll up / down Move focus the list Scroll left / right Scrolling indicator for gridsList types Menu listSelection list Select See section Markable list Other keys Do the default action of the keyScroll up / down Move focus in the list Scroll left / right From the user required otherwise ignoredMarkable list Page Keypad functions for multiselection lists Multiselection listAvailable values in a menu list Setting listsPop-up setting Type, like date/time editor Text settingSlider setting Using the Scroll left and Scroll right keysLeft softkey OK Scroll up / downAlways-editable forms FormsForm items Forms without the Options softkeyText field CancelDone Right softkey DoneSlider Adjustable using the Scroll left and right keysList layouts Selecting it opens a data queryColumn structure of lists List item types Double item Single-line item with graphic HeadingSingle-line item with Large graphic Two-line itemDouble item style 2 with graphic Double item With large graphicDouble item style Item type combinations Setting itemAttribute text ABC, value text C usage Setting lists Numbered itemsSelection grid Grid typesFind pane Menu grid37.A find pane within a selection list of names in Phonebook Options menu39.Submenu in the options menu SubmenusAdd recipient Unavailable itemsOther option menus OK options menuEdit options menu Options templateFunction Function in the contextSMS Mandatory Permanent note Error noteConfirmation note Information noteUse a confirmation note when Some guidelines concerning note usageGrouped soft notification Soft notificationsUngrouped soft notification Many simultaneous soft notifications Discarding soft notificationsConfirmation query Queries45.A confirmation query List queryMultiselection list query Data query Password queryData queries with multiple fields IndicatorsSignal and battery indicators Indicators in Navi pane Status indicatorsAs the editing mode numeric/alphanumeric Editing indicators in pop-up windowsSoft indicators When all tabs are not visibleIdle Operator indicatorScrolling indicators Application-specific indicatorsApplication shell Fast application swapping Application handlingShortcuts Customizing the Application shellMultitasking Opening and closing applicationsApplication interactions Phone Simple one-call cases, the Phone application looks like this End Volume controlCall handling Image viewers Viewers and playersText viewers Audio and video players Multimedia viewersEdit key Text editingKey # keyEdit menu 10.Special character window Editing indicatorsCreating new documents Document handlingSelecting text Saving edited data Groups FoldersFetching data Settings
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