USPTO Design

Collapsible panels

Purpose

Users need to see only relevant content.

Description

Collapsible panels provide users with the ability to expand and collapse content as needed. They can simplify the interface by hiding content until it is needed.

 

Behaviors

Collapsible panels can operate as either single-select (accordion) or multi-select.

  • Single-select allows only one panel to be expanded at any given time. Expanding a panel collapses the previously expanded panel. This is commonly referred to as an “Accordion”.
  • Multi-select allows more than one panel to be expanded at any given time. Expanding a panel has no impact on the other panels.
    • Expand/collapse all allows all panels to be expanded or collapsed simultaneously. It is important to note when all panels are in a “open” or “closed” state, the corresponding button should be disabled. When there are panels in both “open” and “closed” states, both buttons are enabled.
Expand all | Collapse all
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Project name Description Price
Invoice Add invoice confirmation $4,500
Templates Refactor templates to use the new templating library $9,000
Payments Process payments using third party api $5,400
Account management Improve account management workflow $6,000 
<div class="panel-toggler">
  <a id="expand-all">Expand all</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a id="collapse-all">Collapse all</a>
</div>
  <div class="panel-group" id="3accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
    <div class="panel panel-default">
      <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="3headingOne" data-target="#3collapseOne" aria-expanded="true" data-toggle="collapse" aria-controls="3collapseOne">
        <h4 class="panel-title">
          <i class="icon icon-angle-right" ></i>Header
        </h4>
      </div>
      <div id="3collapseOne" class="panel-collapse collapse in" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="3headingOne">
        <div class="panel-body">
           ...
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

Styles

Standard

The standard style provides more distinction between the panel and internal/surrounding content. This is useful for more complex layouts.

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Project name Description Price
Invoice Add invoice confirmation $4,500
Templates Refactor templates to use the new templating library $9,000
Payments Process payments using third party api $5,400
Account management Improve account management workflow $6,000 
<div class="panel-group" id="accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
  <div class="panel panel-default">
    <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="headingOne" data-parent="#accordion" data-target="#collapseOne" aria-expanded="true" data-toggle="collapse" aria-controls="collapseOne">
      <h4 class="panel-title">
         <i class="icon icon-angle-right" ></i>Header
      </h4>
    </div>
    <div id="collapseOne" class="panel-collapse collapse in" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="headingOne">
      <div class="panel-body">
        ...
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Light

For simple content or layouts, the light style may work better.

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Anim pariatur cliche reprehenderit, enim eiusmod high life accusamus terry richardson ad squid. 3 wolf moon officia aute, non cupidatat skateboard dolor brunch. Food truck quinoa nesciunt laborum eiusmod. Brunch 3 wolf moon tempor, sunt aliqua put a bird on it squid single-origin coffee nulla assumenda shoreditch et. Nihil anim keffiyeh helvetica, craft beer labore wes anderson cred nesciunt sapiente ea proident. Ad vegan excepteur butcher vice lomo. Leggings occaecat craft beer farm-to-table, raw denim aesthetic synth nesciunt you probably haven't heard of them accusamus labore sustainable VHS.
Project name Description Price
Invoice Add invoice confirmation $4,500
Templates Refactor templates to use the new templating library $9,000
Payments Process payments using third party api $5,400
Account management Improve account management workflow $6,000 
<div class="panel-group" id="2accordion" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
  <div class="panel">
    <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" id="2headingOne" data-parent="#2accordion" data-target="#2collapseOne" aria-expanded="true" data-toggle="collapse" aria-controls="2collapseOne">
      <h4 class="panel-title">
        <i class="icon icon-angle-right" ></i>Header
      </h4>
    </div>
    <div id="2collapseOne" class="panel-collapse collapse in" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="2headingOne">
      <div class="panel-body">
        ...
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>