8.1 Labels
All items can have a label, which is a string associated with the item. Figure 8.1 shows an item with a label.
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| Text-display policy (wrapped or clipped) Placement in relation to item content Item placement if label is not present Font and color (if different from item font) Visibility as the user scrolls through a form Whether to use as the title of the editing screen for items edited off the form Maximum size of a label
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For information on laying out labels on a form, see "Label Sizes" on page 73. For information on labels and how to use them when a user edits an item off the form, see "System-Generated Screens" on page 36.
Application Developers
Strongly Recommend:
 Provide labels that act as a prompt or provide instructions to the user for all interactive items. Recommend:
 Keep your labels short and to the point to conserve space on small displays. Limit their length to two lines on a small screen (test the application on a device with a small screen, such as one with dimensions of 96-by-54 pixels). Use wording that makes sense, even if it is shortened, to help keep your application usable even if its labels must be clipped. Consider:
You can change an item label as needed. Try to do it only when the form is not visible or in response to a user action. Arbitrary changes to visible screens are confusing to users.
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