Apple Computer Network Router 2 User Manual download pdf (Page 89)

CHAPTER 2

Container Views

How Views Work 2-45

Figure 2-37 How an overview relates to a detail view

An overview commonly takes the form of a table of contents. It lists the titles

or names of items that can be viewed in more detail. Together with the name

or title of each item, the overview lists a a key bit of information about the

item. For instance, the Notepad lists the ﬁrst part of each note next to its title.

The Names File lists a phone number with each name. The Call Log lists the

date and time of each call. And the Extras Drawer lists each item’s size and

where it is stored.

If an item’s title or supplemental information is too long for the space

available in an overview, the application can use an ellipsis to indicate there

is more information.

Next to each item in an overview there may be a small icon that symbolizes

the type of item—note, checklist, or outline in the Notepad; person, company,

group, or place in the Names File; and so forth. The overview may also have

a checkbox next to each item so a user can select one or more items and act

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