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+<concept id="GUID-0D093C3D-4D85-455E-B685-064A9B25B1FE" xml:lang="en"><title>Touch
+UI user experience</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>
+<p>In general, the touch UI in Symbian emulates the functionality of the Arrow
+and Selection keys, but there are many deviations to this general principle.
+Touch interaction design is a success if mobile device users choose to use
+the stylus or finger even if all the same tasks could be done on the hardware
+keys. All Symbian common components are touch-enabled, allowing full use with
+a finger.</p>
+<p>The touch UI is designed to enable full task flow with touch, without the
+need to switch to hardware keys. Thus, the design ensures that users can complete
+a task with the chosen interaction method (keys or touch) from start to finish.
+However, the touch user interface offers some usability benefits compared
+with keyboard use.</p>
+<p>Observe the following guidelines when designing applications for touch
+use:</p>
+<ul>
+<li><p>Base design decisions on real use cases.</p></li>
+<li><p>Enable touch only for obvious functions to make sure that users can
+find them.</p></li>
+<li><p>Keep in mind that not every item on the screen has to have a functionality
+attached to it and that the functionality should not be too surprising or
+radical.</p></li>
+<li><p>Keep in mind that theme design alone is not sufficient as means of
+indicating touch functionality; where one theme may indicate touch, another
+may not.</p></li>
+</ul>
+<p>In touch interaction, touch refers to pressing the finger or stylus against
+the touch screen, tap corresponds to touch and release, while touch and drag
+means touching and moving the finger or stylus along the screen. Basic touch
+interaction is achieved through a short tap and long tap. In the short tap,
+users place down and lift up a finger on the same item within a short period
+of time. For example, when selecting items from a list, the first short tap
+moves the focus to an item and the second short tap performs the Set function.
+There is no time dependency between the taps. A long tap performs some specific
+actions (described in more detail in <xref href="GUID-C11AF871-56C8-4EA4-A1E0-E2B23372EF84.dita">Touch
+down and hold</xref>)
+when users hold down the finger on a component for a set amount of time. The
+following table lists the actions that take place on various finger movements. </p>
+<note><p>The touch and drag functionality is not supported by Symbian
+as an integrated part of the style, but it is supported in some selected applications
+like moving items in the <xref href="GUID-86AADA3E-B77C-45CC-B523-785B75BAA5AA.dita">Menu</xref>.
+You can use it in 3rd party applications.</p></note>
+<table id="GUID-1A7C0B14-3A0D-4CC1-B6C4-377AC4615E2F"><title>Touch events</title>
+<tgroup cols="2"><colspec colname="col1" colwidth="0.47*"/><colspec colname="col2" colwidth="1.53*"/>
+<thead>
+<row>
+<entry>Touch type</entry>
+<entry>Description</entry>
+</row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row>
+<entry><p>Touch</p></entry>
+<entry><p>The following actions take place on touch: </p><ul>
+<li><p>The component or control under the finger takes active focus. </p></li>
+<li><p>The button under the finger changes its appearance to the pressed down
+status. </p></li>
+<li><p>Scrolling is activated if the finger is on a scrollbar.</p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry><p>Tap</p></entry>
+<entry><p>The following actions take place on a tap (touch and release): </p><ul>
+<li><p>The menu command under the finger is activated. </p></li>
+<li><p>The button that was pressed down is released and the corresponding
+function is performed (unless it is a latching button as in a toolbar).</p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry><p>Touch and cancel</p></entry>
+<entry><p>Users can cancel any action on the objects on which they place the
+finger by dragging the finger outside the object area before lifting it. If
+the users drag the finger back onto the object before they lift it, the action
+is performed.</p></entry>
+</row>
+<row>
+<entry><p>Touch and drag</p></entry>
+<entry><p>Users can place the finger on the screen and move it on the screen
+without lifting it. This kind of dragging can be used to: </p><ul>
+<li><p>Scroll lists and grids. </p></li>
+<li><p>Select multiple objects in lists (see <xref href="GUID-D9F25AAD-18A1-43AC-B59B-82396DAA68F9.dita">Touch
+based multiple selection</xref>). </p></li>
+<li><p>Browse menu items. When the finger moves on a menu item, the item is
+focused and opens possible submenu panes. Lifting the finger performs the
+focused menu command. </p></li>
+<li><p>Highlight text in appropriate editor fields (<i>paint</i> it). </p></li>
+<li><p>Perform application-specific functions, such as drawing lines or dragging
+selections.</p></li>
+</ul></entry>
+</row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+<section id="GUID-48D98CA8-47ED-4E6D-8A43-388D8A0293E5"><title>Using
+touch events in C++ applications</title><p>For implementation information
+on using the <xref href="GUID-29486886-CB54-4A83-AD6D-70F971A86DFC.dita">application
+and UI frameworks</xref> for receiving touch events, see <xref href="GUID-EF7FF39E-929F-4767-B475-5D582D37BB32.dita">Window
+server events</xref> and <xref href="GUID-4D2AA522-82AB-4D1E-9F1E-5C6A35DEF195.dita">Pointer
+events</xref>.</p></section>
+</conbody></concept>
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