Elements Of The Handheld Interface - Palm Tungsten Tungsten T Handhelds Handbook

Select options in dialog boxes.
Open the onscreen keyboards.
Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer,
you can drag the stylus to select text. You can also use the stylus to drag the slider
of any scroll bar.

Elements of the handheld interface

There are many common elements in the handheld interface. These elements are
described in this section.
Menu bar
Icons
Brightness control
Clock
ABC
123
Menu
bar
Icons
Use the menu bar to access a set of application-specific
commands. Not all applications have a menu bar.
Tap the icons to open applications
favorite application
data .
See "Opening applications," "Using menus,"
information"
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Tap the Brightness icon
dialog box. See
for instructions on adjusting the brightness.
Tap the Clock icon
The display closes automatically after two seconds.
With the cursor in an input field, tap ABC to activate the
alphabetic keyboard.
With the cursor in an input field, tap 123 to activate the
numeric keyboard.
, and to find text anywhere in your
in Chapter 4, and "Buttons Preferences"
for more information about using these icons.
to open the Adjust Brightness
"Using the backlight"
to display the current time and date.
Tapping and typing
, menus , and a
and "Finding
in
earlier in this chapter
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