Forms without the Options softkey, Form items | Nokia Series 60

Forms without the Options softkey

In case the form does not need any context-specific functions in the Options menu, the softkey interface can be the same as in queries: left softkey is Done and the right softkey is Cancel. Done accepts the contents and returns, wherea the Cancel function discards all changes in the form and returns.

Form items

Empty items (that contain no data) can be hidden in the form’s view state. However, this is not a requirement; forms can be designed either way, whichever is better for the given application.

Unlike ordinary list items, the form items may have different sizes in the layout but in edit state only. A long data field may occupy more than one line in edit state, but in view state it is truncated to the first line.

The user may be able to add and remove form items. This is done with commands in options menu.

Form items always have a label. The label has a text part, or a text and a graphical part; however all items in one form must have the same column layout. (See section List layouts for detailed information about layouts.)

The following item types can be used in a form:

Text field (alphanumeric or numeric content)

Pop-up field

Slider

Any combination of these types is possible within one form.

When the form is in edit state, the user can move the focus up and down like in a list. The highlight in edit state is different from the highlight in view state, acting as a visual cue. A cursor blinks in a text field that is in focus. There is no need to save each field separately; the user can browse and modify the fields in any order and then accept all modifications. During browsing a form in edit state, the keypad functions are as follows:

Scroll up / down		Move focus between form items (when in a text
		field move the cursor within an item line by line).
Scroll left / right		on a pop-up field: change value without opening list
		on a text field: move cursor character by character
		on a slider: adjust slider value
Select key		on a pop-up field: open list
		on a text field: move to next field
		on a slider: move to next field
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Nokia Series 60 manual Forms without the Options softkey, Form items

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 Display Extra keys KeysFollowing keys are required for Series 60 UI Softkeys Call handling Other Application window Windows and panes Main pane Standard panes in application windows Title pane Status pane Navi pane Context paneContext pane displays the current applications icon Tabs Battery pane / Universal indicator pane Signal paneIndicators Navigation text Using a graphical indicator. It also acts as a Battery paneCharging indicator Pop-up windows Query Options menuSoft notification Call window Keypad functions Presentation of textJustification Truncation Typical functions of the standard keys Keypad toneScroll up / Scroll down Scroll left / Scroll right Left softkey Section Selection listRight softkey Send Editors, 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 Links List browsing Empty lists and grids Vice versa Scrolling indicator for lists Order of items and browsing in grids Empty cells are skipped the focus is never on an empty cell List types Scrolling indicator for gridsMenu list Scroll up / down Move focus the list Scroll left / right Selection list Select Scroll up / down Move focus in the list Scroll left / right Other keys Do the default action of the keyFrom the user required otherwise ignored See section Markable list Markable list Page Keypad functions for multiselection lists Multiselection list Available values in a menu list Setting listsPop-up setting Slider setting Text settingUsing the Scroll left and Scroll right keys Type, like date/time editor Left softkey OK Scroll up / down Always-editable forms Forms Form items Forms without the Options softkey Done CancelRight softkey Done Text field List layouts Adjustable using the Scroll left and right keysSelecting it opens a data query Slider Column structure of lists List item types Single-line item with Large graphic Single-line item with graphic HeadingTwo-line item Double item Double item style 2 with graphic Double item With large graphicDouble item style Attribute text ABC, value text C usage Setting lists Setting itemNumbered items Item type combinations Find pane Grid typesMenu grid Selection grid 37.A find pane within a selection list of names in Phonebook Options menu 39.Submenu in the options menu Submenus Other option menus Unavailable itemsOK options menu Add recipient Function Options templateFunction in the context Edit options menu SMS Mandatory Confirmation note Error noteInformation note Permanent note Use a confirmation note when Some guidelines concerning note usage Grouped soft notification Soft notificationsUngrouped soft notification Many simultaneous soft notifications Discarding soft notifications Confirmation query Queries 45.A confirmation query List query Multiselection list query Data query Password query Data queries with multiple fields IndicatorsSignal and battery indicators Indicators in Navi pane Status indicators Soft indicators Editing indicators in pop-up windowsWhen all tabs are not visible As the editing mode numeric/alphanumeric Scrolling indicators Operator indicatorApplication-specific indicators Idle Application shell Shortcuts Application handlingCustomizing the Application shell Fast application swapping Multitasking Opening and closing applications Application 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 viewers Key Text editing# key Edit key Edit menu 10.Special character window Editing indicators Creating new documents Document handlingSelecting text Saving edited data Groups Folders Fetching data Settings