Genie 7110 manual Formatted Entry Fields, Shared Feature Set Formatted Input

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Formatted Entry Fields

Formatted Entry Fields

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In some applications, the data entry queries can provide specialised format fields. These guide the user in entering the required information. For example, if user must enter a credit card number of 16 digits, the entry field can be formatted to accept 16 characters exactly. Other formatting is also possible; for example, the browser can be limited to accept only numeric entries.

Shared Feature Set: Formatted Input

Create informative titles.

For example, if the field requires a date in a specific format, the field title should indicate what is required (mmyyyy) or “5 digit zip code”.

Example 10-1

Openwave Browser

<card id="date" title="Order CD">

<do type="accept" label="OK"> <go href="#confirm"/>

</do>

<do type="prev"> <prev/>

</do>

<p>

Date (mmyyyy):

<input name="exp" title="Date (mmyyyy):" format="NNNNNN"/> </p>

</card>

Example 10-1shows how to create a card requesting formatted data. The field accepts only numeric input of six digits. The label also informs the user what input is expected.

February 2001

Genie Application Style Guide 55

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Genie 7110 manual Formatted Entry Fields, Shared Feature Set Formatted Input