Component Name: Input Fields
Types: Input, Password

Component Name: Text Input Field

Description

The text field is a component that allows the editing of a single line of text. A typical example occurs in a file save dialogue where the user can enter the name of the file. It is the text field that accepts their typing. Editing is allowed.

Below is a "Username and Password" Dialog Box which shows both an Input Field and a Password Field. The function is the same, but the visual display differes because a Password field contains confidentail information and therefore the characters are represented by an "*" (adterisk).

 

samples of input and password fields within a dialog box

 

Sound Rationale

The sound of a pencil scribbling across thick soft paper bridges the philosophy between traditional writing and computer based output! It is a metaphoric sound linking a real-world activity to the technology based counterpart.

Navigation

  1. Required navigation sound effect. navigate.wav
  2. Optional disabled sound effect. disabled.wav
  3. Optional combined component ID and state information sound effect. input_field.wav (scribble sound)
  4. Required name/title of component as speech. <label on the field> [Alternate]. <unknown text field>
  5. Optional role as speech. <Field> [Alternate]. <unknown object>
  6. Optional state as speech. <Edit> [Alternate]. N/A

Activation 

  1. Required activation sound effect. input_field.wav
  2. Required name or label of component, as speech. <label of text input field> [Alternate.] <unknown text field>
  3. Optional Role: <Field>
  4. Required new state of component, as speech. <Edit> [Alternate.] N/A
  5. Press Enter key after entering text and hear key turning in lock

"Where Am I?"

  1. Required speech: immediate parent, or entire hierarchy as appropriate. <title or component type of relevant parent + input_field.wav+ label of the text input field + Edit>
  2. [Alternate]. <unknown path + input_field.wav + unknow text field + Edit> or any combination of "nons"
  3. Optional disabled sound effect. disabled.wav
  4. Optional combined component ID and state information sound effect. N/A
  5. Required name/title of component as speech. N/A [Alternate]. N/A
  6. Optional role as speech. [Alternate].
  7. Optional state as speech. N/A [Alternate]. N/A

Additional Information (Control + Shift + E)

  1. Hot Key – [if available] [Alternate] <no Hot Key available>
  2. Shortcut Keys – [if available] [Alternate] <no Shortcut Key available>

Component Name: Password Field

Description

This is simply a Text Field with character echo options available. This view indicates that something was typed, but does not display the actual text.

See the illustration above in the Input Field description for a sample Password Field.

Sound Rationale

As mentioned in the Input Field sound rationale, no one wants anyone to know their passord as they are entering it. The sound of a keyboard being pressed is heard as one enters a character. this sound was chosen for two reasons. First, it compliments the scribble sound for the Input Field, again "bridging" the traditioanl with the technological. The second reason for choosing this sound is that of privacy. Because it is not one "tone" for one character, if a person is typing in a password at a moderate speed, no one would be able to tell how many characters are in the password by listening to the sound.

Navigation

  1. Required navigation sound effect. navigate.wav
  2. Optional disabled sound effect. disabled.wav

  3. Optional combined component ID and state information sound effect. password.wav (typing sound)

  4. Required name/title of component as speech. <Password> [Alternate].<unknown text field>
  5. Optional role as speech. <Field> [Alternate]. unknown object
  6. Optional state as speech. <Edit> [Alternate]. N/A

Activation

  1. Required activation sound effect. password.wav
  2. Required name or label of component, as speech. <star> [Alternate.] N/A
  3. Optional Role: N/A
  4. Required new state of component, as speech. N/A [Alternate.] N/A
  5. Press Enter key after entering text and hear key turning in lock

"Where Am I?"

  1. Required speech: immediate parent, or entire hierarchy as appropriate. <title or component type of relevant parent + password.wav + label of password input field + Edit> [Alternate]. <unknown path + password.wav+ unknow text field + Edit> or any combination of "nons"
  2. Optional disabled sound effect. N/A
  3. Optional combined component ID and state information sound effect. N/A
  4. Required name/title of component as speech. N/A [Alternate]. N/A
  5. Optional role as speech. N/A [Alternate]. N/A
  6. Optional state as speech. N/A [Alternate]. N/A

Additional Information (Control + Shift + E)

  1. Hot Key – [if available] [Alternate] <no Hot Key available>
  2. Shortcut Keys – [if available] [Alternate] <no Shortcut Key available>

 

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Last updated 10/31/98