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Touch support for UI components

Component	Example image	Touch support
Stylus pop-up menu		Long tap activates the item.
Toolbar		A short tap activates the item (emulates a selection key press).
Choice list		A short tap activates the item.
Forms		In the view state (a normal two-row list item), a short tap activates it (emulates a selection key press). In the edit state, a short tap launches a touch input window. Within a item, the functionality is as for a text field.
Form items Text field Pop-up field Slider		Same as for equivalent setting items
Grouped soft notification , List query , Grid query		A short tap activates the item (emulates a selection key press).
Left/Right arrows in the Navi pane		A short tap activates the item and navigates between the views.
Markable list Selection list		A short tap activates the item (emulates a selection key press).
Menu list (for example, Options menu and submenus)		A short tap activates the item (emulates a selection key press).
Multi-selection list		A short tap marks/unmarks the item.
Preview pop-up
Scrollbar .
Setting items
Pop-up setting		A short tap activates the item (emulates a selection key press).
Multi-selection list setting		A short tap activates the item.
Text setting		The cursor can be moved with the text field. Dragging selects a block of text.
Slider setting		The slider thumb is draggable.
Setting list		A short tap activates the item(emulates a selection key press).
Softkeys (left and right) in the Control pane Note: There is no middle softkey label in Touch UI
Status pane Title pane Navi pane Battery pane Universal indicator pane Signal pane Clock Pane		A short tap activates the functionality if the sub-pane has one (the signal and battery panes are inactive).
Slider pop-up Volume Controller		Draggable slider thumb. Icons can be set as tappable. Volume slider thumb is draggable, and muting can be done directly by tapping the speaker icon.
Universal indicator pop-up		Tapping the link performs the application-specific functionality. Most commonly, opens the application. Tapping the description text without the link functionality is inactive.

Parent topic: Touch UI