Thread: Mozilla-based Browser for the Nokia N800
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2007-07-18 , 00:14
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#61
Originally Posted by spiderx View Post
As far as dead space right of the scroll bar - tablet screens such as this face sensitivity issues around the edges, which would explain the need for some buffer space. Putting it too close to the edge might prompt complaints that the scroll bar is 'unresponsive'. A well designed UI for portable tablets takes into consideration the limitations of the hardware.
Selling touchscreens with poor sensitivity is akin to selling LCD screens with defective pixels - no one stands for that kind of thing these days!

As for the gutter space to the right of the scroll bar, when you maximise an application the gutter space disappers suggesting the wasted space in non-maximised view serves no real purpose and is not needed as compensation for hardware limitations. The gutter space visible in non-maximised view is simply down to bad theme/GUI design and no other reason, and should have been dealt with in OS 2005.