A list arranges multiple items in a single column.

Usage

A list shows multiple items belonging to a single category. Users can select an item from a list to view more details or perform tasks.

Elements

• List items
  • Text only

    Text that’s longer than one screen slides in and fades out at the right-hand edge. Subtext strings can be added; they need to be center-aligned and limited to 2 lines.

  • Icon with text

    List items can be supplemented with an icon.

  • Icon only

    Lists can consist solely of icons when providing list buttons.

  • Additional controls

    You can provide an on/off switch, checkbox, or radio button along with the main text.

• Group index

Indexes help users quickly find the item they want by dividing a long list into groups. Groups can be browsed more easily and can be indexed in alphabetical order, by category, date, or time.

A group index should fit on a single line and come before the first item of each group. Because they function as a visual divider, they can’t be selected. Fast scroll indexes can also be used to facilitate quick browsing.

Group indexes divide list items into groups.

Behavior

• Focus

  An item comes into focus when it’s brought to the center of the screen. Other items above and below the focus are demagnified.

• Rotary action

  The bezel can be used to browse a list. Turning the bezel by one detent scrolls the list by one item.

  

  Users can browse lists with the rotary action.

• Select mode

  Users can select multiple items by touching and holding one list item.

Types

You can design list pages using one of the following formats. The default height for a list item is fixed to 130 px, but you can customize it if your list items have subtext.

Design specs

• Basic list view
  
• List view with subtext
  
  

• List view with multiple subtexts
  

• List view with an icon