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General Guidelines
Desktop/Web
- Browser Support
- Windows
- Installers
- Consoles
- Dashboards
- Workspaces
- Navigation
- Forms
- Validation
- Error Messages
- Labels/Required Fields
- href="forms-inline-messaging.php">Inline Messaging
- Edit in Place
- Status/Progress Indicators
- Tab Indexes
- Input Prompts
- Selection
- Disabled Fields
- Structured Format
- Search
- Grids/Tables
- Dialog Boxes
- Modals
- SuperBox
- Wizards
- Messages
- Progressive Disclosure
- UI Controls
- UI Text (IDD)
- Data Visualization
Mobile (Tablet & Phone)
- Resolutions
- Gestures
- Touch
- UI Controls
- Buttons
- Check Boxes
- Color Picker
- Date Picker/Calendar
- Drop Down List
- Combo Box
- Groups and Separators
- Links
- List Boxes
- Progress Indicators
- Radio Buttons
- Scrollbars
- Sliders
- href="mobile-snap-drag-controls.php">Snap-Drag Controls
- Spin Controls
- Status Indicators
- Text Boxes
- Toolbars
- Screen Orientation
- Page Composition
- Display of Information
- Control and Confirmation
- Revealing More
- Widgets
- Input and Output
- Input Method Indicator
- Autocomplete and Prediction
- href="mobile-directional-entry.php">Directional Entry
- Press and Hold
- Focus and Cursors
- Input Areas
- Form Selections
- Mechanical Style Controls
- Clear Entry
- Tones
- Voice Input
- Voice Readback
- Voice Notifications
- Haptic Output
Visual Design Guidelines
Forms - Selection
Problem
In forms containing many controls, the user may become confused when trying to determine where they are.
Solution
Offer the user a clear means of quickly determining what control in the form is currently active, or has received focus.
Why
Complex forms can easily overwhelm the user. Any affordance that helps the user keep track of where they are in the process of completing a form is valuable. Causing the active form control to have a visual indication that it has received focus is a simple and effective means to help accomplish this goal.
How
The form control that has received focus may have a specific style (CSS) applied, altering its background color, label, or border.
Examples
