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2011-01-31T14:34:20Z

Text Entry Fields: add link

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	==Text Entry Fields==		==Text Entry Fields==

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	Text entry fields are used for entering one or more lines of plain text. Use a <code>HildonEntry</code> for a single-line text input or <code>HildonTextView</code> if you need a multi-line text input.		Text entry fields are used for entering one or more lines of plain text. Use a <code>HildonEntry</code> for a single-line text input or <code>HildonTextView</code> if you need a multi-line text input.

2011-01-31T14:32:34Z

Toolbars: add link

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	==Toolbars==		==Toolbars==

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	Avoid using regular toolbars in a Hildon application. Fixed widgets like this waste too much precious space that the application can use in a better way.		Avoid using regular toolbars in a Hildon application. Fixed widgets like this waste too much precious space that the application can use in a better way.

2010-10-18T13:26:33Z

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2010-02-12T09:27:39Z

2009-10-14T09:09:33Z

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2009-09-24T18:58:58Z

Guidelines

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	====Guidelines====		====Guidelines====
	* Assign the initial date of the date selector according ~~the~~ what is needed, that is, if the date is supposed to represent a future event, set the initial date to either the current day or the day after.		* Assign the initial date of the date selector according to what is needed, that is, if the date is supposed to represent a future event, set the initial date to either the current day or the day after.
	* On the other hand, if what is asked is a birthday, set the initial date to January 1st of the previous year.		* On the other hand, if what is asked is a birthday, set the initial date to January 1st of the previous year.



	===Date Button===		===Date Button===

2009-09-22T12:01:19Z

Using Controls Effectively

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	Although a good number of GTK+ widgets can be used the same way in Hildon as they are with GTK+, some of them require special attention. Apart from that, there are several widgets that are related only to Hildon and were specially designed for mobile devices with touch screens.		Although a good number of GTK+ widgets can be used the same way in Hildon as they are with GTK+, some of them require special attention. Apart from that, there are several widgets that are related only to Hildon and were specially designed for mobile devices with touch screens.

	Never alter the widgets standard behavior. This allows users to predict the effects of their actions, and thus learn to use your application more quickly and efficiently. Controls that behave in non-standard ~~ways~~ break the user's mental model of how your application works, and dilute the meaning of the interface's visual language.		Never alter the widgets standard behavior. This allows users to predict the effects of their actions, and thus learn to use your application more quickly and efficiently. Controls that behave in a non-standard way break the user's mental model of how your application works and dilute the meaning of the interface's visual language.


	==Text Entry Fields==		==Text Entry Fields==

2009-09-22T09:05:08Z

Special Toolbars

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	===Special Toolbars===		===Special Toolbars===
	Hildon provides special toolbars that target some specific need~~. Those toolbars are~~ find toolbar and edit toolbar.		Hildon provides special toolbars that target some specific need: find toolbar and edit toolbar.

	===Find Toolbar===		===Find Toolbar===

2009-09-22T09:04:02Z

Toolbars

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	==Toolbars==		==Toolbars==
	Avoid using regular toolbars in a Hildon application. Fixed widgets like this waste too much precious space that can ~~be used~~ in a better way ~~by the application~~.		Avoid using regular toolbars in a Hildon application. Fixed widgets like this waste too much precious space that the application can use in a better way.

	Many times, toolbars hold controls that perform the exactly same actions as for example a menu or a button. Hence, one way of removing a toolbar is to not consider the actions present on it that the user can already accomplish from another place. For example, text edition applications often use the buttons "New", "Open" and "Save" in their toolbars, when those actions are already present in a menu.		Many times, toolbars hold controls that perform the exactly same actions as for example a menu or a button. Hence, one way of removing a toolbar is to not consider the actions present on it that the user can already accomplish from another place. For example, text edition applications often use the buttons "New", "Open" and "Save" in their toolbars, when those actions are already present in a menu.

2009-09-22T09:01:40Z

Picker Button

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	===Picker Button===		===Picker Button===
	Picker buttons are the way to use a touch selector. When the user presses a picker button, the assigned touch selector is shown so the user can choose an option. The button ~~will hold~~ the text returned from the touch select print function as its value like shown in figure 12.		Picker buttons are the way to use a touch selector. When the user presses a picker button, the assigned touch selector is shown so the user can choose an option. The button holds the text returned from the touch select print function as its value like shown in figure 12.

	[[Image:picker_button.png\|400px]]		[[Image:picker_button.png\|400px]]
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	Generally, any group of options from which a user must choose, one must be presented using a picker button.		Generally, any group of options from which a user must choose, one must be presented using a picker button.


	===Date Selector===		===Date Selector===