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February 2001 Genie Application Style Guide 55
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Chapter 10 Formatted Entry Fields
In some applications, the data entry queries can provide specialised format fields. These
guide the user in entering the required information. For example, if user must enter a credit
card number of 16 digits, the entry field can be formatted to accept 16 characters exactly.
Other formatting is also possible; for example, the browser can be limited to accept only
numeric entries.
Shared Feature Set: Formatted Input
■ Create informative titles.
For example, if the field requires a date in a specific format, the field title should
indicate what is required (mmyyyy) or “5 digit zip code”.
Example 10-1
Openwave Browser
<card id="date" title="Order CD">
<do type="accept" label="OK">
<go href="#confirm"/>
</do>
<do type="prev">
<prev/>
</do>
<p>
Date (mmyyyy):
<input name="exp" title="Date (mmyyyy):" format="NNNNNN"/>
</p>
</card>
Example 10-1 shows how to create a card requesting formatted data. The field accepts
only numeric input of six digits. The label also informs the user what input is
expected.