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52 Genie Application Style Guide February 2001
Example 9-1
Openwave Browser
Nokia 7110 Browser
<card id="ninput" title="Order Info">
<do type="accept" label="Send">
<go href="send.cgi"/>
</do>
<p>
First and last name:
<input name="fname" title="First & last name:"/>
</p>
</card>
Example 9-1 shows how to create a card requesting data. Note that only one action
label can be defined.
■ Limit input elements to 254 characters.
■ Make password fields numeric only, when possible.
It is easier to enter numbers than letters or symbols.
■ Do not mask alphanumeric passwords.
Do not mask the entry. It is easier for the user to hide the display from others than to
type with masked characters.
■ User names can be no longer than 32 characters; passwords, no longer than 20.
Discourage long passwords by limiting the length.
Openwave: Data Entries Guidelines
■ Define only one action label for entry cards.
Use only one <do type="accept"> action. Additional options will hide primary
navigation from the user.
■ Do not have text or links following a <select> or <input> element.
This will render on what feels like a separate card, and is inefficient for the user.
First and
last name:
John Doe
ALPHA Send
F
irst and last
n
ame:
[
]
O
ptions
Back
-
----- Order Info-----
First & last name:
OK
Clea
r
A
BC
John Doe