Dear Sam,
>It has already achieved this. There are no home/menu buttons on my Nexus
>4, and there has been no need for these buttons since the initial
>developer release over 2 years ago.
>4, and there has been no need for these buttons since the initial
>developer release over 2 years ago.
I meant on all mobile operating systems, not just Ubuntu.
>With no visual indication, this would just be really confusing. The top
>bar does have a visual indicator, and because of that, it is possible to
>access different settings by sliding down different indicators.
>bar does have a visual indicator, and because of that, it is possible to
>access different settings by sliding down different indicators.
I am aware that the info center has mutliple swipe-down spots and that it's even
possible to correct inaccurate gestures by swiping left/right while still holding the
finger on the screen.
Nonetheless, you have a valid point with the effect of visual indicators which are not present for
the other actions like the quick-launcher or app switching screen. It takes some time until a user
learns them by heart and is getting used to them, depending on how easy it is for him/her personally.
That's why I mentioned the good, extended tutorial point in my first e-mail. I did a fast
mockup for a better understanding how this could look like: http://imgur.com/Hmo0bqv
The text hints, about which border part provides which action, is displayed until the user is
familiar and comfortable enough with the gestures to deactivate the text hints. This way,
he/she only needs to keep one piece of information in mind from the first introduction:
A swipe-in from ANY border shows me, which border provides which action.
I don't claim, that the 3:2 division solution is best. Maybe a 2 (long side):1 (short side)
solution like in the fast mockup above is much better. This still enables 6 directly accessible
widgets (plus potential sub-widgets like the wifi, etc. icons within the info center.)
>I can't imagine needing to launch the settings app often enough to need a gesture for it.
Me neither probably, but I was out of ideas which more "useful" widgets to place there without
having many "start yet another app directly" borders. Anyway, it would be best to let users decide
through polls about the default widgets and their locations. Furthermore, if a user doesn't like one
specific default border action, he/she can simply exchange it with another.
Last but not least, the OS could still default to the current border gesture scheme but provide
this idea as optional customization:
Users, which are content enough with the current gestures, can leave it as it is, while others have
new things to play around with and can adapt the devices better to their liking and usage patterns.
Kind Regards,
Serge
Gesendet: Dienstag, 30. Juni 2015 um 16:39 Uhr
Von: "Sam Bull" <sam.hack...@sent.com>
An: ubuntuphon...@fantasymail.de
Cc: ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net
Betreff: Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [Design] Improvement to the Screen Border Gestures and Widgets
Von: "Sam Bull" <sam.hack...@sent.com>
An: ubuntuphon...@fantasymail.de
Cc: ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net
Betreff: Re: [Ubuntu-phone] [Design] Improvement to the Screen Border Gestures and Widgets
On Tue, 2015-06-30 at 15:41 +0200, ubuntuphon...@fantasymail.de wrote:
> It has the potential to render home/menu buttons on the front obsolete
> with ease in my opinion and thus leaving more space for the screen.
It has already achieved this. There are no home/menu buttons on my Nexus
4, and there has been no need for these buttons since the initial
developer release over 2 years ago.
> You are currently using a whole border for one fixed widget (e.g. the
> info center on top). I had the following idea how this could be
> improved: Let's divide each border into multiple parts to get more
> such interaction borders. A division of three parts on the long and
> two on the short side should work well for most device sizes.
With no visual indication, this would just be really confusing. The top
bar does have a visual indicator, and because of that, it is possible to
access different settings by sliding down different indicators. So,
actually, the top edge essentially has several (around 5-10) different
areas to interact with.
> Ten is huge number for widgets. A few ideas which crossed my mind (*
> == already exist):
> - system settings
Some of the entries in the indicators open to common locations in system
settings (like network settings, sound settings etc.). I can't imagine
needing to launch the settings app often enough to need a gesture for
it.
> It has the potential to render home/menu buttons on the front obsolete
> with ease in my opinion and thus leaving more space for the screen.
It has already achieved this. There are no home/menu buttons on my Nexus
4, and there has been no need for these buttons since the initial
developer release over 2 years ago.
> You are currently using a whole border for one fixed widget (e.g. the
> info center on top). I had the following idea how this could be
> improved: Let's divide each border into multiple parts to get more
> such interaction borders. A division of three parts on the long and
> two on the short side should work well for most device sizes.
With no visual indication, this would just be really confusing. The top
bar does have a visual indicator, and because of that, it is possible to
access different settings by sliding down different indicators. So,
actually, the top edge essentially has several (around 5-10) different
areas to interact with.
> Ten is huge number for widgets. A few ideas which crossed my mind (*
> == already exist):
> - system settings
Some of the entries in the indicators open to common locations in system
settings (like network settings, sound settings etc.). I can't imagine
needing to launch the settings app often enough to need a gesture for
it.
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