diff -r 43e37759235e -r 51a74ef9ed63 Symbian3/SDK/Source/GUID-2F264A2A-FA7A-4718-A6B6-9A764C1D1E0E.dita --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/Symbian3/SDK/Source/GUID-2F264A2A-FA7A-4718-A6B6-9A764C1D1E0E.dita Wed Mar 31 11:11:55 2010 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ + + + + + +Labeling +the Selection key +

In the portrait mode, the Selection key takes a textual label to indicate +the current functionality. The Selection key always functions identically +in both portrait and landscape orientation. In most cases, the label on the +middle softkey is the first item in the Options menu (for example,Open, Select, Play, +and so on). The Selection key functions normally in all landscape modes, but +it cannot be labelled in the landscape orientation owing to space restrictions. +Since the middle softkey label is not visible in landscape (nor in Touch UI), +it is important that the function assigned to the Selection key is as instinctive +as possible. If there is no obvious, intuitive function available in a given +situation, the context sensitive Options menu can be used.

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When the Selection key opens the context sensitive Options menu +or performs the same function as the left softkey, the corresponding icons +are used. When there is an item in focus that is in itself a function (for +example, Download images or a button in a player), the middle softkey +is labelled Select. Otherwise, the middle softkey is labelled with +an appropriate text. The purpose of using a special icon for the Selection +key when it repeats the left softkey is to avoid repeating the text label +and also to promote the use of the Selection key as a quick and convenient +way of performing some typical tasks.

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In case the Selection key does not perform its primary function in the +situation (and the related first Options menu item is not available) +the middle softkey label is not displayed, for example, in case of a locked +setting item, the label Change is not shown.

+ +Labeling the Selection key in the control pane: left and right softkeys +have textual labels, the Selection key has either a textual label or one of +two icons: the context sensitive Options menu icon (bottom left) or the Select +icon (bottom right). + + + +
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