Re: [IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors

2008-04-25 Thread Mattias Konradsson
I have 4 x 24" monitors (~4x4' of monitors), when an application is > spanned across multipleputting things at the borders makes for > tons of unecessary mouse movement. So I've really come to like > contextual hovers or right clicks. > > > http://intrio.com/blog/2008/01/21/a-great-deal-1920x16

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors

2008-04-25 Thread Troy Gardner
Hummers consume more gas due to the laws of physics. What golden rule says that to have more screen real estate should make applications less useable? Even a single large monitor can reflect all the problems: Keyholes galore, assuming a single resolution, or peripherals for all status, problems

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors

2008-04-24 Thread Andrei Herasimchuk
On Apr 24, 2008, at 9:28 PM, Troy Gardner wrote: > I have 4 x 24" monitors (~4x4' of monitors), when an application is > spanned across multipleputting things at the borders makes for > tons of unecessary mouse movement. So I've really come to like > contextual hovers or right clicks. I'm so

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors

2008-04-24 Thread Troy Gardner
I have 4 x 24" monitors (~4x4' of monitors), when an application is spanned across multipleputting things at the borders makes for tons of unecessary mouse movement. So I've really come to like contextual hovers or right clicks. http://intrio.com/blog/2008/01/21/a-great-deal-1920x1600-24-monit

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors

2008-04-15 Thread Rob
Forgive my light reply but what about implementing a gesture metaphor to trigger menu? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=28072 Welco

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors

2008-04-15 Thread Dye, Sylvania
Quote: "However, this particular application replaces the windows metaphor with something else and the edges are used to flip between different virtual screens" Ah, well that's entirely different, then. :) In that case, sticky (or slightly sluggish) edges does sound like the best option to me,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors

2008-04-15 Thread Mattias Konradsson
> > I'm thinking that if you create a zone all the way around the inside > of screen 1 where the cursor activates the navigation, as soon as I > travel over there with my cursor and see a navigation bar pop up, I'm > going to slow down my mouse. So, it wouldn't take long before I "got" > that the e

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors

2008-04-15 Thread Dye, Sylvania
discuss@lists.interactiondesigners.com Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors Hi all, Using corners and edges of the screen for different things can as we all know be a great timesaver. However in the day of the multiple monitor we're facing some new problems, screens do

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors

2008-04-15 Thread Kim Bieler
Mattias, Based on how I use my two monitors, I would suggest you do something closer to your first solution. I'm thinking that if you create a zone all the way around the inside of screen 1 where the cursor activates the navigation, as soon as I travel over there with my cursor and see a na

[IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors

2008-04-14 Thread Mattias Konradsson
Hi all, Using corners and edges of the screen for different things can as we all know be a great timesaver. However in the day of the multiple monitor we're facing some new problems, screens do not have edges on all sides. So I'm designing an application that uses the edges for some global navig