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<section id="GUID-612FFD40-0116-4D25-B16D-9B65144A82C4"> <p>Visual feedback

is the most important sensory feedback when entering characters on screen.

Visual feedback can be, for example, button effects, color changes, status

indicators, touch/release state changes, or clearing the screen when transitioning

to next screen.</p> <p>With audio feedback, lower clicks and tones are preferred

over loud beeps, though most people turn audio feedback off anyway.</p> <p>Vibration

is used as tactile feedback for touch screen interaction or input. Tactile

feedback gives the user an immediate response that the touch event has been

registered, and can even be given in noisy environments.</p> <p>With the Symbian

touch UI, tactile feedback is used in the following situations:</p><ul>

<li><p><b>Sensors: </b>a double tap on the device by hand provides tactile

feedback to the user in case of a successful interaction</p></li>

<li><p><b>Touch interaction (touch screen):</b> to indicate to the user that

an interaction event has been successful. For example, when the user presses

a button on the touch screen</p></li>

</ul><p><note>Tactile feedback is included in those common UI components where

it has been seen as beneficial. When creating new applications and designing

custom components, tactile feedback is to be included where found useful.

For example, in any button type of UI component, the tactile feedback is naturally

beneficial.</note></p><p>For more information, see <xref href="GUID-581A8E4B-12BE-41C0-A20E-3087A80FEECF.dita">Tactile

feedback</xref>.</p></section>

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