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February 2001 Genie Application Style Guide 17
Navigation Guidelines
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■ All cards should have a title attribute of 18 characters or fewer.
Longer titles may be truncated, obscuring meaning. Test the title to make sure it fits.
Not all phones display the title.
Example 3-3
Nokia 7110 Browser
<card id="welcome" title="Welcome to White Pages">
In Example 3-3, the last eight characters of the title are truncated. Test the text length
on the Nokia SDK to ensure that the entire title appears on the screen.
■ Whenever a phone number is displayed, make it possible for the user to call it.
Assign the action href="wtai://wp/mc;<phone number>" to create calls, and
assign the label Call. This will not work on Nokia handsets, but users can use the Use
Number functionality instead.
Example 3-4
Openwave Browser
<a href="wtai://wp/mc;14085551212" title="Call">1-408-555-1212</a>
In Example 3-4, the user can call 1-408-555-1212 by pressing the Call softkey.
■ When possible, keep the order of menu items or forms the same.
Users become familiar with the order and select items without paying much attention.
■ Do not rely on font properties to convey added information.
Many phones do not support various font properties such as bold, underline,
and italic.
Last name: Smith
First name:
Andrew
City & State: San
Options
Back
Diego, C
A
-Welcome to Wh... - Options items:
Find
Done
Andrew
[Home: 1-408-
555-1212]
[Work: 1-415-
555-9146]
[Mobile: 1-
415-555-4251]
Call Done
Smith