Acting on Data

The patterns for Acting on Data provide solutions for performing actions on lists of data, individual data objects, and object metadata. You may enable these actions in the Action Bar of any panel within your app.

The Action Bar provides a consistent location for actions performed in the context of the current panel or current state of the panel. Common actions include: Filter, Sort, Search, Edit, Move, Delete, Switch View, Share To, Add To, Favorite, Download, Buy, Rent, etc.

While, in general, actions should be placed in the Action Bar whenever possible, there are times when it makes more sense to present actions either inline or on top of fullscreen content.

If Inline Actions are needed, they should appear close to the focused object. When presenting a list of objects, choose familiar icons or standard text buttons that are only displayed when the actionable object receives focus. When you need to place actions near an object that is both not in a list and not the primary object in the panel, use a contextual popup.

When displaying fullscreen content, actions (e.g., Share To, Add To, Record, Favorite, Queue, Slideshow) should be included with the playback controls. Fullscreen Content Actions may open popups with additional sets of actions if needed (e.g., "Share to Facebook" controls or recording options).

webOS Moonstone icons for common actions will soon be available for download.

Patterns for Acting on Data

Patterns: Lists and Grids