Palm OS® User Interface Guidelines

Numerics

80-20 rule 1, 2

A

about dialogs 1, 2

command buttons 1

displaying 1

guidelines 1

About menu item 1

active form 1

Address Book

category selector trigger 1

Delete command 1

Edit form 1, 2, 3, 4

exiting 1

fields in 1

forms in 1

initial form 1

minimize taps 1

navigation 1

notes 1, 2

optimize frequent tasks 1

power user features 1, 2

Record menu 1

scrolling 1, 2

startup screen 1

tables 1

title bars 1

alarms 1

alert dialogs 1, 2

command buttons 1

controls on 1

default button 1

Delete confirmation 1, 2

disabled buttons 1

exiting 1, 2

guidelines 1

message 1

reminders 1, 2

title bar 1

types 1

alpha development 1

application design

data entry 1

principles 1, 2

application exit. See exiting the application 1

application icons 1, 2

application launch guidelines 1, 2, 3

Application Launcher. See Launcher 1

application version number 1

application views 1

arrangement of controls on form 1

Attention Manager dialog 1, 2, 3

auto-completion 1

auto-shifting 1

B

background of slider 1

BarBeamBitmap 1

BarCopyBitmap 1

BarCutBitmap 1

BarDeleteBitmap 1

BarInfoBitmap 1

BarPasteBitmap 1

BarSecureBitmap 1

BarUndoBitmap 1

basic design principles 1, 2

batteries 1, 2

beaming 1, 2

behavior guidelines 1, 2

bitmaps. See graphics 1

Books sample application 1, 2

initial design concept 1

lists and tables 1

proposed implementation 1

user assessment 1

user scenarios 1

borders of controls 1, 2

built-in applications 1, 2

button toolbars 1

buttons. See command buttons, push buttons, repeating buttons, scroll buttons 1

C

Calculator 1

Cancel button 1, 2

about dialogs 1

categories 1, 2, 3

Launcher application 1

pop-up list 1, 2, 3

selector trigger 1

Unfiled 1

check boxes 1, 2, 3

contents 1

guidelines 1

labels 1

when not to use 1

color 1, 2, 3

16-bit 1

use of 1

user interface elements 1

combo box simulation 1, 2

command buttons 1

pop-up lists 1

command buttons 1, 2

See also under specific button name 1

about dialogs 1, 2

alert dialogs 1

alignment 1, 2

centering 1

choosing number on a form 1, 2

combo box simulation 1, 2

default button on dialogs 1, 2, 3

disabled 1

double taps 1

graphics in 1, 2

guidelines 1

i button 1

menus, compared with 1, 2

menus, duplicating 1, 2

modal dialogs 1

names 1

placement 1, 2

progress dialogs 1, 2

repeating 1

system supplied behavior 1

toggle buttons 1

command toolbar. See shortcuts, toolbar 1

commands 1, 2

destructive 1

duplicating 1, 2, 3

Exit 1, 2, 3, 4

novice user commands 1

pop-up lists 1

Save 1

common names of command buttons 1

compatibility worldwide 1, 2

completing the design 1

conduits 1, 2, 3

confirmation alert dialog 1, 2

consistency 1, 2

Constructor for Palm OS 1, 2

controls

See also under specific control name 1

on alert dialogs 1

borders of controls 1, 2

custom 1

graphical 1, 2

placement guidelines 1

right edge of screen 1

table of 1

in title bar 1

copyright notices 1

cursor 1

D

data

columnar 1

display 1, 2

entry 1, 2, 3, 4

right-justified 1

secondary 1

validation 1, 2

Date Book

alarm dialog 1, 2

appointment reminders 1, 2

command duplication in 1

Go To Date form 1

hard key remapping 1

initial form 1

minimize taps 1, 2

new record 1

optimize frequent tasks 1

power user features 1

Preferences dialog 1

push buttons in Change Repeat dialog 1

Record menu 1

title bar 1, 2

user scenarios 1

dates 1, 2

days of the week 1

default application category 1

default button on modal forms 1

Delete button 1, 2

ellipsis 1

Delete confirmation 1, 2, 3

design completion 1

design concept 1, 2

design goals 1, 2

design principles 1, 2

design process 1, 2

Details button 1

Details dialog 1

and categories 1, 2

novice user controls 1

dialogs. See about dialogs, alert dialogs, modal dialogs, progress dialogs, tips dialogs 1

digitizer 1

disabled buttons 1

disabled menu items 1

displaying data 1, 2

divider lines in menus 1

document reader 1, 2, 3

Done button 1, 2, 3

double taps 1, 2

duplicating commands 1, 2

E

Edit button 1

Edit Categories command 1

Edit Categories dialog 1

Edit command in pop-up list 1

Edit menu 1, 2

modal dialogs 1

omitting 1

editable fields 1

editing in place in tables 1

ellipsis guidelines 1, 2, 3

error alert dialog 1

executing commands 1

exit command 1, 2, 3, 4

exiting the application 1, 2, 3, 4

alert dialogs 1

modal dialogs 1, 2

Expense 1

F

feedback sliders 1

fields 1, 2

auto-completion 1

auto-shifting 1

data entry 1

editable 1

features not supported 1

guidelines 1

insertion point 1, 2

keyboard considerations 1, 2

maximum character limit 1

multi-line 1, 2

placement 1, 2

scroll bars 1

scrolling 1, 2

shifting 1

single-line 1

system supplied behavior 1

Find facility 1

find, incremental 1

finger navigation 1

focus in field 1

fonts 1

and text fields 1

forms 1, 2, 3

active 1

base form 1

guidelines 1

initial form 1, 2, 3

menus 1, 2

modal. See modal dialogs 1

modeless vs modal 1, 2

navigation 1, 2, 3

Please Wait form 1

scrollable 1

size of 1

system supplied behavior 1

title bar 1, 2, 3

views on a form 1

G

gadgets 1

games 1, 2

global Find facility 1

goals 1, 2

Graffiti 2 power writing software 1, 2

Graffiti or Graffiti 2 menu command stroke 1

Graffiti power writing software 1, 2, 3

navigation characters 1

Graffiti Shift Indicator. See shift indicator 1

Graffiti shortcuts, See shortcuts 1

graphical controls 1, 2

graphics 1, 2

application icons 1, 2

in controls 1, 2

palettes 1

scrolling 1

sliders 1

grayscale displays 1

H

handheld users 1, 2

See also users 1

hard keys 1

exiting application with 1

powering on device with 1

remapping 1

scrolling 1, 2

hardware controls 1

help 1

high-resolution screen considerations 1

horizontal scroll bars 1

HotSync operations 1, 2

I

i button on modal dialogs 1

icons

application 1, 2

input area 1, 2

implementation, proposed 1, 2

incremental search 1

indicator of location 1, 2

information alert dialog 1

initial design concept 1, 2

initial form 1, 2

DateBook example 1

input area 1

icons 1, 2

placement of controls near 1, 2, 3

insertion point 1, 2, 3

IR communications 1

K

keyboard shortcuts, See shortcuts 1

keyboards

dialog 1

external 1, 2

lack of 1

L

labels 1

check boxes 1

compared to contents terminology 1

pop-up lists 1

selector trigger 1

launch guidelines 1, 2, 3

Launcher 1, 2

form 1

icons in 1

Info dialog 1

Please Wait form 1

lists 1, 2, 3

See also pop-up lists 1

box, suppressing drawing of 1

guidelines 1

maximum number of elements 1

scroll bars 1

scrolling 1, 2

system supplied behavior 1

tables, compared with 1, 2, 3

localization guidelines 1, 2

pop-up lists 1

push buttons 1

location indicator 1, 2

low-battery warnings 1

M

Mail

icon 1

title bar 1

maximizing battery life 1

Memo Pad

category selector trigger 1

Details form 1

Edit form 1

ellipsis 1

exiting during data entry 1

fields in 1

menus and buttons 1

scrolling 1

menu command stroke 1

menus 1, 2, 3

boundaries 1

command buttons, compared with 1, 2

command buttons, duplicating 1, 2

disabled menu items 1

displaying previous menu item 1

divider lines 1

Edit 1, 2, 3

ellipsis guidelines 1

guidelines 1

names of menus and items 1

New menu item 1

Options 1, 2

Record 1, 2

shortcuts, See shortcuts 1

submenus 1

system supplied behavior 1

messages 1

alarms 1

low-battery warnings 1

synchronization 1

system 1

minimize taps 1, 2, 3

modal dialogs 1, 2

See also about dialogs, alert dialogs, progress dialogs, tips dialogs 1

alignment 1

command buttons 1, 2

default button 1, 2

exiting 1, 2

guidelines 1

height 1

selector triggers, displayed by 1, 2

system supplied behavior 1

title bar 1

when to use 1, 2, 3

modal forms. See modal dialogs 1

modeless forms. See forms 1

monochrome displays 1

N

names of command buttons 1

navigation

between forms 1, 2, 3

finger 1

Graffiti navigation 1

scroll bars 1

New button 1, 2

New menu item 1

No button 1

Note button 1

Note view title bar 1

novice users 1

pop-up lists 1

numbers 1

O

OK button 1, 2

about dialogs 1

alert dialogs 1

excluding 1

online help 1

options 1

one of many 1

several of many 1

Options menu 1, 2

orienting users 1

P

palettes supported 1

Palm VII handhelds 1

passwords 1

perceived speed 1

phone lookup 1

Please Wait form 1

pop-up lists 1, 2, 3

combo box simulation 1, 2

commands in 1, 2

Edit command in 1

guidelines 1

hierarchical 1

incremental search 1

nonstandard triggers 1

push buttons, compared with 1

scrolling 1, 2

selector triggers, compared with 1

system supplied behavior 1

triggers 1

upper limit 1

when to use 1

pop-up triggers 1

nonstandard 1

omitting arrow 1

power user features 1, 2

preferences 1

Preferences menu item 1, 2

private records 1

process for user interface design 1, 2

processor 1

progress dialogs 1, 2

command buttons 1

guidelines 1

purpose 1

title bar 1

proposed implementation 1, 2

push buttons 1, 2, 3

guidelines 1

not mutually exclusive 1

pop-up lists, compared with 1

selector triggers, compared with 1

system supplied behavior 1

two choices 1

when to use 1, 2

Q

quitting. See exiting the application 1

R

Record menu 1, 2

reducing battery usage 1

registration information 1

reminders 1, 2

repeating buttons 1

S

save command 1

scenarios 1, 2

screen navigation 1, 2, 3

screens 1

color 1

grayscale 1

monochrome 1

resolutions 1

sizes and resolutions 1

scroll bars 1, 2, 3

fields 1

guidelines 1

horizontal 1

lists 1

scroll buttons, compared with 1, 2, 3

system supplied behavior 1

scroll buttons 1, 2, 3

guidelines 1

scroll bars, compared with 1, 2

system supplied behavior 1

scrolling 1, 2

fields 1

forms 1

horizontal 1

line by line 1

lists 1

page by page 1

pop-up lists 1, 2

tables 1

scrolling hard keys 1, 2

search, incremental 1

selecting text 1

selector triggers 1, 2, 3

categories 1

combo box simulation 1, 2

guidelines 1

label 1

modal dialogs 1, 2

pop-up lists, compared with 1

system supplied behavior 1

updating 1

when to use 1

serial communications 1

Set Time dialog 1

shift indicator 1, 2

modal dialog 1

omitting 1

shifting 1

shortcuts 1, 2

common 1

duplicating commands for 1

Edit menu 1

enabling in modal dialogs 1

toolbar 1, 2, 3

single-line fields 1

sliders 1, 2, 3

compatibility considerations 1

guidelines 1

system supplied behavior 1

types 1

when to use 1

SMS Messenger 1

speed 1

splash screens 1

startup guidelines 1, 2

startup screen, See initial form 1

submenus 1

synchronization 1, 2

messages 1

system messages 1

system palettes supported 1

T

table of controls 1

tables 1, 2, 3

borders 1

column headings 1

columns, choosing number of 1

direct editing 1

guidelines 1

lists, compared with 1, 2, 3

programming difficulty 1

scrolling 1, 2

selection 1

system supplied behavior 1

taps

double 1, 2

minimize 1, 2, 3

triple 1

text fields. See fields 1

text selection 1

thumb of slider 1

time 1, 2

time zones 1

tips dialogs 1, 2

title bars 1, 2, 3

about dialogs 1

alert dialogs 1

controls in 1

games 1

i button 1

modal dialogs 1

nonstandard 1

Note view 1

omitting 1

progress dialogs 1

purpose 1

To Do List

and Attention Manager 1

command buttons 1

minimize taps 1

pop-up lists 1

tables 1

toggle buttons 1

toolbars 1

shortcut toolbar 1, 2, 3

triple taps 1

types of alert dialogs 1

typical user session 1

typical users 1, 2

U

Undo command 1

usability testing 1

user input 1, 2, 3

user interface design

goals 1, 2

process 1, 2

user scenarios 1, 2

users 1, 2

color-vision problems 1

interaction 1, 2

mobile 1

neglecting 1

novice users 1, 2

older 1

orienting 1

power users 1

preferences 1

usability testing 1

user scenarios 1, 2

V

validation 1, 2

version numbers 1, 2

vertical market applications 1, 2

views 1

W

warning alert dialog 1

web browsers 1

Welcome application 1

word wrapping 1

worldwide compatibility 1, 2

Y

Yes button 1