Genie 7110 manual Openwave Menu Guidelines

4 Menu Navigation

Openwave Menu Guidelines

■Use the <select> element to get numbers, icons, and items for a menu.

These provide quick access to an item by including numbers in a list. Instead of using anchors, use a <select> element for each card. In this case, each item in the list becomes an <opti on onpick=URL> element rather than an anchor.

Example 4-1

Openwave Browser

1 New message

2Reply

3Forward

Done

OK

<select>

<option title="New" onpick="compose.cgi">New Message</option> <option title="Reply" onpick="reply.cgi">Reply</option> <option title="Fwd" onpick="forward.cgi">Forward</option>

</select>

In Example 4-1,menu items can be selected by pressing a number key.

■Wrap text that takes up multiple lines or multiple display windows.

For a series of items that occupy multiple lines, allow the lines to wrap and use a link to display the next item. For example, in a list of news headlines, display each headline on a card of its own. Use an anchor with the label Skip at the end so that the user can navigate to the next headline. Map the <do type="accept"> task to a View label so that the user can view the news item. While the user is viewing the headline, map the <do type="accept"> task to a Skip label, so that the user can skip to the next headline.

Example 4-2

Openwave Browser

Top stories 1/3 Astronomers find evidence

Skip View

of planet in constellation Leo.

Top stories 2/3 Sunspot activity at

Skip View

an all time high.

Top stories 3/3

Stock markets worldwide

Done View

gaining.

26 Genie Application Style Guide February 2001