CHAPTER 2
Container Views
How Views Work 2-45
Figure 2-37 How an overview relates to a detail view
An overview commonly takes the form of a table of contents. It lists the titles
or names of items that can be viewed in more detail. Together with the name
or title of each item, the overview lists a a key bit of information about the
item. For instance, the Notepad lists the first part of each note next to its title.
The Names File lists a phone number with each name. The Call Log lists the
date and time of each call. And the Extras Drawer lists each item’s size and
where it is stored.
If an item’s title or supplemental information is too long for the space
available in an overview, the application can use an ellipsis to indicate there
is more information.
Next to each item in an overview there may be a small icon that symbolizes
the type of item—note, checklist, or outline in the Notepad; person, company,
group, or place in the Names File; and so forth. The overview may also have
a checkbox next to each item so a user can select one or more items and act