Data Entry Queries | 9 |
If the user must enter numeric or alphanumeric information, the application can use data entry queries to elicit it.
Shared Feature Set: Data Entries Guidelines
■Minimise the number of input fields requiring alphanumeric entry.
It is difficult and time consuming to enter text on mobile phones. Use selection lists, when possible, to avoid data entry. Other strategies are to store the user’s entries and reuse them when appropriate.
■Include a descriptive label for the <do type="accept"> task.
For example, use the label Find in applications that allow the user access information from a database.
■Include both a descriptive title of 18 characters or fewer and an <input> element of 15 characters or fewer.
On some phones, the title lets the user know what to enter. On others, the <input> element is used.
February 2001 | Genie Application Style Guide 51 |
