Re: Color coded labels for editable fields

John O'Shaughnessy <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mobile.bitpim.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Feb 11, 2006, at 4:05 PM, Simon C wrote:

>>> Is it worth adding a note at the bottom of the screen to explain the
>>>> color coding to the user, something like "Note: Fields in
>> red are not supported by your phone."
>>
>> We can, but I already have it in the Help.
>
> On-screen hints can make a GUI easier to understand and avoid RTMF  
> issues,
> but it is a difficult choice as extra text will clutter the screen.  
> How
> about tooltips?

Tooltips are a good idea.


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