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Defining the Navigation for UI Devices
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You can create this path back to the Start Page from more than one Mode Selection or
Navigation element. Depending on the overall layout of the UI, you might consider creating a
path back to the Home Page (FIG. 93).
Connecting UI Elements - Mode Selection
Mode Selection elements (in the Touch Panel UI diagram) provide the end user the ability to select from
multiple modes on the panel (FIG. 94).
Modes are used to separate areas of the touch panel UI, so that you don't have to try to fit a device button
for every device in the system on a single Navigation page. Modes can be used for several purposes,
including:
To separate functionality - for example, one Mode could provide access to all A/V equipment,
while a different mode could be used for non-A/V equipment.
To separate zones - in a system that includes equipment that is installed in four separate areas,
you could assign each zone to its own Mode.
To customize panel layout - modes can be used to provide a separate UI for different
individuals. For example, Dad has his own mode that provides to access to the equipment that
he wants to control, while Mom has a different mode that provides access to devices that she
is interested in using. You could even set up a mode for the kids that allows them to control
some limited set of devices like the TV and DVD player.
FIG. 92
Provide A Path Back To The Start Device
FIG. 93 Provide A Path Back To The Start Device
For practical reasons, every Touch Panel UI must provide at least one path back to
the Start Device element (Home Page).
FIG. 94 Mode Selection Element