Since this is the chat list, I thought I'd ask for some personal opinions and feedback on user interface design.
I'm converting a Windows application that uses the Win32 API as a backend over to using a graphics library (SDL/OpenGL) so that it will work on Linux and Linux based systems (such as some mobile and handheld devices). It should be able to work in an X environment or from console in framebuffer mode on Linux. Converting the graphical part of the application is fairly straight forward. However, the application uses a standard CUA style menu system with options such as exit, about, new. Rather than recreate the menu as is, I'd like to do a paradigm shift and replace it with something that's simple, intuitive, more user friendly and works for small screen devices as well as regular or large screens. It also needs to work with the following input options: keyboard, mouse, touchscreen. I typically see mobile applications replace CUA menu functionality with an icon on the screen. Pressing the icon brings up a list or table of text, graphics pictures or both that work similar to pushbuttons. Various applications use different icons such as three dots or three bars or a cogwheel or an arrow to access the list. Some applications just have the user drag the mouse across the screen instead of using an icon. I'm sure there are other ways to accomplish the same functionality as well. If you could design the equivalent functionality of a menu system for your desktop and small screen Linux devices any way you wanted, how would you like to see it done? Thanks. Sincerely, Laura -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
