diff -r 48780e181b38 -r 578be2adaf3e Symbian3/PDK/Source/GUID-308A3F78-3DD6-443A-B021-B8E2C2DFEE4D.dita --- a/Symbian3/PDK/Source/GUID-308A3F78-3DD6-443A-B021-B8E2C2DFEE4D.dita Tue Jul 20 12:00:49 2010 +0100 +++ b/Symbian3/PDK/Source/GUID-308A3F78-3DD6-443A-B021-B8E2C2DFEE4D.dita Fri Aug 13 16:47:46 2010 +0100 @@ -1,34 +1,34 @@ - - - - - -Dimming

Dimming is a visual indication that some command or activity -is not possible at that moment.

Dimming is an important feature especially -in touch usage and notably supports user action with touch UI. Tactile feedback -is not given when user touches a dimmed area except if pop-up without softkeys -is closed.

-
Dimming the -screen

The entire screen is dimmed in the background when the Options and -power menu, floating toolbars, notes, soft notifications, settings editors -or queries are displayed.

-
Dimming controls

In -some situations, it may be necessary to dim unavailable controls. This is -done on the component level so that a control has a normal and a dimmed state, -for example, toolbar button.

Dimming indicates that the -control is temporarily not available. For example, function is not possible -for the focused item, but for the other items in the view. Dimming should -not be used if the user never sees the control in active state within that -view. In this case unavailable control is to be hidden.

-
Dimming the -Options menu items

The Options menu items -are never dimmed. Instead, unavailable commands are either simply not shown -or an Information note is given explaining why that item cannot be used at -the moment.

+ + + + + +Dimming

Dimming is a visual indication that some command or activity +is not possible at that moment.

Dimming is an important feature especially +in touch usage and notably supports user action with touch UI. Tactile feedback +is not given when user touches a dimmed area except if pop-up without softkeys +is closed.

+
Dimming the +screen

The entire screen is dimmed in the background when the Options and +power menu, floating toolbars, notes, soft notifications, settings editors +or queries are displayed.

+
Dimming controls

In +some situations, it may be necessary to dim unavailable controls. This is +done on the component level so that a control has a normal and a dimmed state, +for example, toolbar button.

Dimming indicates that the +control is temporarily not available. For example, function is not possible +for the focused item, but for the other items in the view. Dimming should +not be used if the user never sees the control in active state within that +view. In this case unavailable control is to be hidden.

+
Dimming the +Options menu items

The Options menu items +are never dimmed. Instead, unavailable commands are either simply not shown +or an Information note is given explaining why that item cannot be used at +the moment.

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