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NAMEDirect Editing — Reference DescriptionDirect editing is a mode of interaction in which the contents
of a normally noneditable textual label is made available for editing. When to Use- Recommended
Support a direct editing mode if the user wants
to modify a textual label. - Recommended
Support direct editing of any label that names a
selectable element.
Guidelines- Recommended
While in direct editing mode, show focus emphasis
on the label being edited. - Recommended
Treat the textual label as a text-entry field when
operating on it in direct editing mode.
Entering Direct Editing Mode- Required
If direct editing mode is supported for a textual
label, enter the mode when the user clicks the SELECT button on
the label or when the user double-clicks the SELECT button, if (single)
clicking the SELECT button is already used for some other purpose
(for example, margin selection). - Required
If direct editing mode is supported for a textual
label, provide some means for keyboard users to edit the label as
well (for example, by choosing an action from a menu that displays
a window in which such labels can be edited via a text-entry field). - Required
Use a persistent selection to select the entire
text of the label when entering direct editing mode. - Recommended
If you support direct editing of a label that names
a selectable element, associate a pop-up menu with the element,
include a Properties choice in the pop-up menu, and include a text-entry
field in the properties window through which the label can be changed. - Recommended
When focus is on a static text control, provide
a means to enter direct editing mode from the keyboard, for example,
by including a Rename choice on a pop-up menu that initiates direct
editing.
Exiting from Direct Editing Mode- Required
Exit from direct editing mode when the user presses
Enter or keypadEnter. - Required
Exit from direct editing mode and undo any changes
made to the text being edited when the user presses Cancel. - Required
When the user exits from direct editing mode, deselect
the text in the label. - Required
When the user exits from direct editing mode without
explicitly moving focus elsewhere, and the focus remains in the
window or is moved back to it, place the active cursor as follows: If a static text control is being
directly edited, place the active cursor on it. If the label being directly edited is associated
with all or part of another element (for example, an icon) that
can be cursored with an element cursor, move the active cursor to
that element. If the label being directly edited is a group heading,
navigate to the group. If none of the previous statements apply, the active
cursor should return to where it was before entering direct editing
mode.
- Required
During direct editing, mouse buttons have their
usual effect, and all operations on other controls except those
that transfer data to the label cause direct editing mode to exit. - Required
During direct editing, keyboard-based window navigation
should exit from direct editing mode and move focus to the window
indicated. - Required
During direct editing, control navigation should
not be supported. - Required
During direct editing, tab-group navigation should
exit from direct editing mode and allow navigation elsewhere, but
only in the following cases: When a static text control is being
directly edited, tab group navigation should allow navigation in
the same way as when the control ordinarily has focus. If the label being directly edited is associated
with all or part of another element (for example, an icon) that
can be cursored with an element cursor, tab navigation should tab
away from that element. If the label being directly edited is a group heading,
allow tab navigation to tab away from the group.
Essential Related TopicsFor more information, see the Label
and Selection reference
pages. Supplemental Related TopicsFor more information, see the Choice,
Push Button (Control),
and Text-Entry
Field (Control) reference pages. |
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