Continue (Function)
Continue
is a provisional name for the function covered by the ENTER key. This function can navigate to a predefined screen or perform a check. This is a standard function assigned to the ENTER key.No "Undefined" Navigation Options
Continue
should only provide navigation options available through other functions. This means that other functions bring the user to the same screen as Continue.Do not allow any "undefined" navigation options in your task.
Consistent Use
Continue
can stop on a screen to perform a check.To use Continue this way, repeated use of Continue should perform this check. The check is not to be performed when the user presses Continue the first time and leaves the screen after having pressed Continue a second time. Use the Previous Screen, Next Screen (Functions) to navigate to another screen or a separate function for the check.
Forward Navigation
If Continue is not only to perform checks, it should navigate to the "next" screen. Depending on the current dialog situation, you can use Continue differently. However, try
Recommended Navigation Options
The following navigation options for Continue are recommended:
However, Continue should stop at the end of the sequence to prompt an explicit
As an alternative, after pressing Continue, a dialog box can automatically be displayed on the last screen in which you can specify whether you want to save/post the document or not.
Follow-Up Functions, if Continue Stops on the Screen
Even if the user has already pressed
ENTER on a screen (function Continue) and thus remains on the screen due to this function (check), all functions should work "normally". It is not clear to a user why the action executed after pressing Continue (and thus stopping on the screen) is different from the function initiated without previously pressing Continue.Continue
in a Dialog BoxENTER
in a dialog box initially executes the default function defined by the developer. This default function can, for example, be called Continue or Close (Function).
Access
Function Key |
Pull-Down Menu |
Pushbutton |
Access Character |
Icon |
ENTER key |
The function is not assigned to a pull-down menu. |
Standard Toolbar (position is determined automatically) |
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(Standard Toolbar) |
Technical Note
The function covered by the
ENTER key is not explicitly to be assigned to ENTER in the Menu Painter, that is to say, you should not and may not provide a function code for it. (In case of warnings, the user would not be able to confirm the warning, because the warning is to be confirmed by pressing ENTER ; the desired function code "Blank", however, is not generated but the code covered by ENTER ).
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