Bugzilla Bug 591 - dialing from contacts needs to be

[Visti Andresen]

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:56:57 -0400
pauric <pauric at pauric.net> wrote:

> Thats a very good point Emre.  One thing to note when looking at the
> iPhone is it is heavily dependent on syncing with itunes.  This pushes
> the user towards filling out their contacts list.  Note in the video
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfrHoAPQvZc that the dialing keypad is
> buried within the address book.
> 
> When I played with the iPhone I dont think I saw an easy way to simply
> initiate a call with a keypad.
> 
> Some things I've observed in mobile phone usage. (nokia & moto)
> 1)The address book is a pain in the ass

Unfortunately I would have to agree.

> 1.1) Therefore is easier to remember your friends number than it is to
> pull it from the address book
> 2)The 10 most recently dialed numbers is like an address book

Have both a most recent called list and a address book?

The most recent list could be a pull down in the dialling number field.
I believe that I have seen this behaviour in a calculator, here
you could select the most recent calculations... 

The Address book could be sortable by most frequent used, last used and name.

> 2.1) Most recently dialed is also similar to a 'favourites' (analogy -
> bookmarks)
> 
> I think we can leverage a lot of the research Apple has done in their
> design, BUT! there is a huge amount of room for simplicity.
> 
> So, back to you excellent point.... we need to think of a design that
> gives the user no more than 2 clicks to
> >dialer
> >address book
> >recent
> >favourites
> 
> Ideas please...
> Is this a good idea for everyone?
> If yes, how do we present this four button splash screen (along with
> the other apps on the phone)?
> 
> Does anyone have any idea when the developer phones start shipping? I
> placed an order but have not been charged or received an email
> 
> thanks all - pauric
> 
> On 7/14/07, Emre Turkay <emreturkay at gmail.com> wrote:
> > What about two different redundant applications. There is a need for
> > an address book application anyway. Select a person, see info, send
> > sms, send mail, dial options. Allows to edit various information, etc.
> > The second application would be only a dialer-lookup, which is only
> > used to dial someone. Go find a person, tap it and it dials. Launching
> > this application should be as simple as possible (a physical button or
> > a finger gesture), after all this is a phone and it seems to me like a
> > good idea to emphasize it.
> >
> > emre
> >
> > On 7/13/07, pauric <pauric at pauric.net> wrote:
> > > I should also point out, in my experience, its worth deciding on these
> > > fundamental interactions early in the design. Known as a 'style
> > > guide'.  Having a common method of interacting with all the
> > > application will - greatly- aid the user experience.  Its needs to be
> > > as simple as it needs to be to perform the most common user tasks, not
> > > more simple, not more complex.
> > >
> > > Something like, in all applications:
> > > tap-hold performs the primary action on an element.
> > > tap-release brings up a menu with 'secondary' options.
> > >
> > > Forgive me, I have not been through all the screens/application yet.
> > > I would be interested in hearing about applications that will have a
> > > problem with this basic, common, interaction method
> > >
> > > thanks for helping me get up to speed.
> > >
> > > kind regards - pauric
> > >
> > >
> >
>