Re: Innovative user interface idea
Ron Jeffries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > We all love to hate Microsoft, but they have > a good idea with the soon to arrive > Windows Mobile 6.1 completely > revised user interface. > > http://www.wmexperts.com/articles/rumors/windows_mobile_61_coming_with.html > > We need to focus on usability if OpenMoko > is to become more than just a geek/nerd plaything. > I wouldn't exactly call that innovative. (it's been done before). I'd, personally, like it if most used (or recently used) apps to be moved to the top. Either in grid form, or in carousel form. That way you'd save a lot of scrolling to get to the wanted app. --- Marcel ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Innovative user interface idea
On Sunday 21 October 2007 15:14:41 Humberto Massa wrote: > On 10/21/07, Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree that we need to focus on usability, but that WM6.1 interface is > > just retarded. Instead of showing all the alternatives in a grid, where > > you get a good overview and can quickly select an item, you are forced to > > remebmer where every item is (if you don't like scrolling through lots > > and lots of options) AND you force the cellphone to render all > > sub-options of the menus you pass until you get to your desired menu. You > > could see in the video that it wasn't entirely latency-free. Bleh! > > > > Yes, we definitely need to think of the user interface, but mimicing that > > one would be plain stupid. 2007.2 looks great to me, and infinitely > > better than WM6.1. > > > > /Oliver > > I have a PSP, and it's interface is carousel-like... it sucks exactly > because you must know where everything is. Yeah, why not take advantage of the fact that we have a high resolution touch screen? I don't know if anyone of you have tried using mouse gestures in Opera or Firefox, but I think they would definitely be A LOT quicker than a carousel interface. Also, you'll be able to customize them to fit your needs, and they require no rendering at all (one gesture could render a menu if you forget the other gestures, but that should be enough). -Ulrik ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Innovative user interface idea
On 10/21/07, Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree that we need to focus on usability, but that WM6.1 interface is just > retarded. Instead of showing all the alternatives in a grid, where you get a > good overview and can quickly select an item, you are forced to remebmer > where every item is (if you don't like scrolling through lots and lots of > options) AND you force the cellphone to render all sub-options of the menus > you pass until you get to your desired menu. You could see in the video that > it wasn't entirely latency-free. Bleh! > > Yes, we definitely need to think of the user interface, but mimicing that > one would be plain stupid. 2007.2 looks great to me, and infinitely better > than WM6.1. > > /Oliver I have a PSP, and it's interface is carousel-like... it sucks exactly because you must know where everything is. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
RE: Innovative user interface idea
I agree that we need to focus on usability, but that WM6.1 interface is just retarded. Instead of showing all the alternatives in a grid, where you get a good overview and can quickly select an item, you are forced to remebmer where every item is (if you don't like scrolling through lots and lots of options) AND you force the cellphone to render all sub-options of the menus you pass until you get to your desired menu. You could see in the video that it wasn't entirely latency-free. Bleh! Yes, we definitely need to think of the user interface, but mimicing that one would be plain stupid. 2007.2 looks great to me, and infinitely better than WM6.1. /Oliver ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Innovative user interface idea
On 20 Oct 2007, at 18:41, Ron Jeffries wrote: We all love to hate Microsoft, but they have a good idea with the soon to arrive Windows Mobile 6.1 completely revised user interface. http://www.wmexperts.com/articles/rumors/ windows_mobile_61_coming_with.html We need to focus on usability if OpenMoko is to become more than just a geek/nerd plaything. Quite frankly, that carousel interface looks awful. WM smartphone has a good interface, it just needed animations and some polish. The touchscreen version of WM is what needs the work and that carousel would be an awful interface for a touch screen. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
