design guideline, the number of tabs should be kept 
low (max 6 recommended), and the number should 
not be dynamic. 
(See Tabs in section Interaction style for a 
description of their effect on navigation within an 
application.) 
Navigation text 
 
Figure 3-7.  Navigation text. 
Navigation text is displayed in the navi pane when 
there are similar items to be browsed by scrolling 
horizontally, e.g. dates in a calendar. Arrow 
indicators in both ends of the pane indicate the 
possibility to scroll. 
Indicators 
 
Figure 3-8.  Indicators in the navi pane. 
In editors the navi pane contains editing indicators. 
(See the section Indicators for a more detailed 
description of navi pane indicators.) 
Application-specific content  When none of the above content types is suitable, 
the navi pane content can be designed specifically 
for an application. 
Empty pane 
 
Figure 3-9. Empty navi pane. 
The navi pane can be empty. A graphic is provided 
for this. 
Signal pane 
Displays the cellular signal strength indicator.   
 
Figure 3-10.  Signal pane (left). 
The indicator may also contain information about GPRS connection status. 
Battery pane / Universal indicator pane 
This area of the status pane is used in two different ways. 
 
 
 
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