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====Basic Selection controls====
====Basic Selection controls====

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Controls

Sugar defines its own set of control widgets that will create the user interface on the laptops. Though most of the available controls will match developers' expectations, we've also developed some new controls and altered behaviors of others to better suit the user experience on the machines. With these new developments comes a new set of guidelines for their usage and placement which both maintains the broader set of goals and metaphors setup within Sugar and aids in the development of collaborative user interface environments.

Control Regions

In sugar, a predefined set of control regions provide the surfaces upon which controls may be placed. Limiting the background colors that the controls sit on allows for a consistent set of visual rules to define both the type and state of various controls while maintaining sufficient contrast even without the use of color. Shown to the right, the basic regions are the Canvas, Panel, Toolbar, and Palette.

Basic control regions

Canvas: The canvas is the general purpose "creation" space within any activity — the region for drawing, writing, or otherwise working within it. Since creation ranks high among our goals, we also hope that this is the dominant region of the screen in most activities. The canvas region is specifically for generating content and 'should not' have any controls placed upon it. As such, the canvas may be any color the activity or the user desires, though Sugar specifies both white and black as the basic defaults.

Toolbars: Activity toolbars have a unique dark gray color which distinguishes them from the other control regions. The Frame also uses this unique shade of gray to indicate its purpose as an omnipresent toolbar that a child may activate from within any view or activity. Each activity will have a toolbar at the top of the screen, though when necessary additional toolbars may also be specified.

Panels: When appropriate, an activity may devote a portion of the screen to additional controls which make more sense outside of the toolbar and within the global activity context. Controls placed in this region should always remain relevant at all times, regardless of any other state associated with the activity or editing context.

Palettes: Palettes serve as multipurpose control regions which appear in several contexts. In an interface without traditional windows and menus, palettes step in to provide a versatile solution in many aspects of the user interface as the second layer of control. For a full description of their uses, please see the section on Palettes and Rollovers.

Controls: The remainder of this section focuses largely on the specific controls and guidelines for their usage within your activity's UI. The designs of all controls presented here follow a basic set of rules regarding colors, line weights, and sizing for each of its various states. More detail about these broader design decisions is discussed in the custom controls section.


Text Buttons
Example button text.png

Usage: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Behavior: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Guidelines: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.



Text with Icon Buttons
Example button icon-text.png

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Icon Buttons
Example button icon.png

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Toggle Buttons
Palette Buttons



Checkboxes
Example checkbox.png

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Radio Buttons
Example radio.png

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Popup Menus
Example popup text.png




Example popup menu text.png

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Popup Palettes

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Combo Boxes
Example combobox.png




Example combobox suggestions.png

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Color Picker
Example color popup.png

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Date Picker
Example date popup.png
Example date popup palette.png

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Object Picker

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Find/Replace Palette

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OLPC Human Interface Guidelines/The Sugar Interface/Controls/Adustment Controls


Determinate Progress Bars
Example progress bar determinate.png

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Indeterminate Progress Bars
Example progress bar indeterminate.png

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Activity Spinners
Example activity spinner.png

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Level Indicators
Example indicator level.png

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Rating Indicators
Example indicator rating.png

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Relevance Indicators
Example indicator relevance.png

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Text Fields
Example textfield.png

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Tokenized Text Fields
Example textfield tokenized.png




Example textfield tokenized suggestions.png

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Search Fields
Example searchfield.png




Example searchfield suggestions.png

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Tokenized Search Fields

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Password Fields
Example passwordfield.png
Example passwordfield entry.png

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Multiline Text Fields
Example textfield multiline.png

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Basic Sort Bars
Advanced Sort Bars
Sort Bar View Toggles
Tab Bars
Tabbed Sidebars
Disclosure Triangles
Tooltips
Separators
Trays

Basic Selection controls

Checkboxes

Checkbox.png


Radio Buttons

Radio.png


Popup Lists

Popup text.png Popup menu text.png


Popup menu icon-text.png


Popup icon.png Popup palette icon.png


Combination Popup Lists

Combobox.png


Advanced Selection Controls

Color Picker
Date Picker
Object Picker
Find Palette

Adjustment Controls

Steppers

Stepper.png


Sliders

Sliders.png


Sliders indication.png


Sliders color.png

Indicator Controls

Determinate Progress Indicator

Progress determinate.png


Indeterminate Progress Indicators

Progress indeterminate.png


Level Indicators

Indicator level.png


Rating Indicators
Relevance Indicators

Text Controls

Text Fields

Textfield.png


Tokenized Text Fields

Textfield suggestions.png Textfield tokenized.png


Search Fields

Searchfield.png Searchfield suggestions.png


Password Fields

Passwordfield.png


Multiline Text Fields

Textfield multiline.png Textfield multiline non-edit.png Textfield multiline edit.png Textfield multiline scrollbars.png

Separator Controls

Horizontal Rule
Vertical Rule
Logical Grouping

View Controls

Basic Sort Bar
Advanced Sort Bar
Sort Bar View Toggle
Tab Bar
Tab Sidebar
Disclosure Triangles

Grouping Controls

Separators
Trays

Custom Controls

When to Use Custom Controls
Custom Colors
Control Sizing
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