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Field Decorators and Validation
This document describes Use Cases and Solutions for field decorators of (1) Content Assist, (2) Required Fields, and (3) Errors/Warnings. Each of these indicators are shown in various UI contexts, such as Dialog Boxes, Wizards, and Forms, in order to describe the design issues and apply a consistent solution where possible. The main techniques that are described in the Blueprint Specifications and Solutions refer to icon/text treatment (size and position) at the Control-level, as well as messages at the UI-level.
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Content Assist
Figure 1.1 Find/Replace Dialog - Combo Box - "Normal" case of field-based content assist (the light bulb by the field)
Figure 1.2 JDT New Java Interface Dialog - List Cell Editor - Lightbulb overlay, on top of the adjacent icon, is not very visible and inconsistent with other use cases.
Figure 1.3 JDT Change Method Signature Dialog - Table Cell Editor - Lightbulb Overlay is clipped by table edge
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