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26 Genie Application Style Guide February 2001
Openwave Menu Guidelines
■ Use the <select> element to get numbers, icons, and items for a menu.
These provide quick access to an item by including numbers in a list. Instead of using
anchors, use a
<select> element for each card. In this case, each item in the list
becomes an
<opti on onpick=URL> element rather than an anchor.
Example 4-1
Openwave Browser
<select>
<option title="New" onpick="compose.cgi">New Message</option>
<option title="Reply" onpick="reply.cgi">Reply</option>
<option title="Fwd" onpick="forward.cgi">Forward</option>
</select>
In Example 4-1, menu items can be selected by pressing a number key.
■ Wrap text that takes up multiple lines or multiple display windows.
For a series of items that occupy multiple lines, allow the lines to wrap and use a link
to display the next item. For example, in a list of news headlines, display each
headline on a card of its own. Use an anchor with the label Skip at the end so that the
user can navigate to the next headline. Map the
<do type="accept"> task to a
View label so that the user can view the news item. While the user is viewing the
headline, map the <do type="accept"> task to a Skip label, so that the user can
skip to the next headline.
Example 4-2
Openwave Browser
1 New message
2 Reply
3 Forward
Done
OK
Top stories
1/3
Astronomers
find evidence
Skip View
of planet in
constellation
Leo.
Top stories
2/3
Sunspot
activity at
Skip View
an all time
high.
Top stories
3/3
Stock markets
worldwide
Done View
gaining.