On 19.09.2012, at 20:30, Richard Altenburg (Brainchild) <cocoa-...@brainchild.nl> wrote: > Is it considered good practice to create an initial item on start-up (only > when there is no user created item already) and programmatically select that > item in the table view and go into its detail view immediately? That way the > user can immediately see what an example item looks like in detail and can > start tinkering it.
Is the item actually useful to the user beyond being there? Or would the user have to delete the item and create a sensible one to actually use your app? Usually it isn't, and in that case I think this is a silly thing to do. Instead, when the list is empty, show a little box with directions where the list items would be, instructing the user how to add a new item. Also, not having the "Add" button in portrait view is something you should think long and hard about. If the user is only expected to add a bunch of items at startup, it's OK if it's hidden, but if it's something the user regularly does, it should probably rather be in a toolbar. Cheers, -- Uli Kusterer "The Witnesses of TeachText are everywhere..." http://www.lookandfeelcast.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
