<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">"many programs almost require a
right-click."<br><br>That's based on the assumption you're using a desktop device (just what pauric said) and we must try to avoid that. I know I've been running the same sentence over and over but look at the iphone (LATI) :)<br><br>well the idea behind taking away the right-click is to force the designers to better design their programs work flow. <br><br><br><br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Jeremiah Flerchinger <jeremiah.flerchinger@gmail.com><br>To: Mohammed Musallam <musallam001@yahoo.com><br>Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 3:31:25 PM<br>Subject: Re: Application UI Design Recommendations<br><br>
Mohammed Musallam wrote:
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I don't like about the "pie chart" is that it clutters the screen when
its displayed and it would be confusing at first. I'm wondering if we
take a more simplistic approach.<br>
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I don't like the idea of a visible pie chart, but an invisible one that
provides scrolling as you drag outward & clicking in the middle
would be great. That's what I originally thought was implied on the
wiki page. Used in this manner it would also be completely intuitive.<br>
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we start with the idea:<br>
* All applications (for day to day) should be a finger application.
That includes Contacts, pim/calender, dialer, GPS & basic settings
(bluetooth on/off, wifi on/off, etc.)<br>
* interface should be intuitive<br>
* Big buttons and uncluttered interface<br>
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I have to agree with you on all these issues. Also what people don't
understand is the physical screen size is less than half the size of
the online screenshots. 2x the dpi means 2x smaller screen than what
you see on your computer.<br>
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Then: menus, popups & dialog boxes should be strictly removed or
limited to the bare minimum because of their small nature... it would
be difficult to use our fingers on them<br>
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I can see limiting, but not removal. Removing on-screen clutter and
keeping everything big would be more effective, in my opinion.<br>
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So I believe to simplify the touch interface:<br>
a. single-tap would equal a single click<br>
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fine<br>
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b. tap&hold would represent a double-click<br>
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why not just double-click to double-click? that seems far more
intuitive to me (or don't use it at all).<br>
use the tap&hold for a right click. many programs almost require a
right-click. you also know you could right-click on those early macs
by pressing the option key & clicking. i think the right-click is
too important to ignore.<br>
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c. a drag would mean a scroll in that direction<br>
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totally agree. that would be perfection and useful in almost all apps.<br>
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From: Jeremiah Flerchinger <a rel="nofollow" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" target="_blank" href="mailto:jeremiah.flerchinger@gmail.com"><jeremiah.flerchinger@gmail.com></a><br>
To: <a rel="nofollow" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" target="_blank" href="mailto:openmoko-apps@lists.openmoko.org">openmoko-apps@lists.openmoko.org</a><br>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 1:57:02 PM<br>
Subject: Re: Application UI Design Recommendations<br>
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<div>The "pie chart" clicking functionality looks very useful as
described <br>
under "Touch Gestures." I think I would prefer a global behavior of <br>
scrolling up/down/left/right after a press to scroll up/down/left/right
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and a press-hold would perform a right click and bring up a typical <br>
menu/dialog of options, if not accompanied by significant <br>
dragging/scrolling.<br>
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This would present a uniform method of scrolling across the
applications <br>
& the press hold for right click should translate well to any <br>
application. The phonebook could be quickly scrolled with a press
& <br>
drag, a second screen could be opened with a simple click to edit the <br>
contact or call/email/etc, and a press-hold could open a message dialog
<br>
with the contacts name & the option to call or cancel.<br>
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A press-drag left/right is suggested to translate to a click <br>
right/middle. It's a good suggestion, but I think scrolling left/right
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would be more useful to the average user and extend better as a general
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case.<br>
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