User Guide

CHAPTER 6
Data Input
Tapping 6-5
Figure 6-3 Data input using scrolling lists with or without checkboxes
If a scrolling list uses local scroll arrows, they should only appear when the
list is long enough to require scrolling. Use conventional black and white
scroll arrows like those used in a Find slip when the Where option is set to
Selected (see “Local Scroll Arrows” on page 2-39).
Each time a scrolling list appears, it may list the same items or different
items. An application can modify a scrolling list in response to user input or
changes in the application’s environment.
Some scrolling lists may need to accommodate items whose text is too long
to fit the list. When this is the case, your application should eliminate text in
the middle of a long item and insert an ellipsis (…) there, preserving the
beginning and ending of the item. Text items may be the same at the beginning
and middle, so if you cut off the end of the text item, users lose that context
and must guess which of the several item names that begin the same is the
desired one. Although an ellipsis is preferable in the middle of a long item,
an application may simply truncate the item and suffix an ellipsis.
C
heck marks a
s
elected item
Each tap on a black scroll arrow
scrolls one item
H
ighlight marks a
s
elected item