On 06/13/2013 12:02 PM, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Scott May wrote on 12/06/13 12:33: >> >> Yeah I'm a "me too" on the concern that the "back" button is too >> hidden given it's frequent use. Perhaps we won't need "back" so >> much in this new environment? > > The System Settings design uses deep page stacks -- for example, five > levels deep when setting a background picture. > <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Appearance#Phone> > > Discoverability of "Back" is my biggest concern with System Settings > right now. In a couple of cases I've specified that the toolbar should > be visible all the time: for example, the screen for choosing an area > of the background picture. But that's only because the toolbar > contains other buttons on those particular screens. > >> In any case, with gestures we need to be very mindful of how apps >> are going to operate. We don't want to offer a gesture that might >> look anything like something you might do in reasonable use of some >> app that doesn't exist on this platform yet. Think about about >> what you do on the screen when say, using a map, drawing a picture, >> moving a piece in a game etc, etc. I think gestures coming in from >> the edge are fairly safe, but the main screen area is for the >> app... >> >> ... > > A gesture might be more efficient than revealing the toolbar then > tapping Back. But I doubt it would be more discoverable.
Someone suggested a swipe up and to the right ( in one motion ), whereas the "back" button actually shows an arrow that goes up and to the left. Seem like a pretty intuitive gesture to me... Does our touch framework support this kind of a pattern-style gesture? /t -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
