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2008-01-19
, 01:58
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#62
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Originally Posted by Texrat
Again, and ad nauseam, this is what the Newton does right.
The UI *should* be independent of the app functionality. Apps should not care how they appear.
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Watch out Nokia, Pandora's box has opened (sorta)...
I do love explaining cryptic sigs, but for the impatient: http://www.openpandora.org/
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2008-01-19
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@ Moscow, Russia
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#63
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To my mind apps must follow the OS UI steam. Must. There MUST be guidelines for icons, menus and navigation concepts.
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2008-01-19
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#64
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I like the idea behind Android where applications are split up into reusable components like 'show map' or a 'list contacts' so you can do mash-ups of them, instead of first opening your 'contacts' app and then open a different 'map' app.
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2008-01-19
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@ Eastern Ontario, Canada
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#65
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Originally Posted by Cyker
Having just read Texrat's comment I agree. The older Palm OS apps had an intelligent simplicity to their layouts that worked well for finger use and easy eye format yet still had all options available in menu(or command line) beyond the front form factor.
I think the PalmOS UI is a good place to start
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2008-01-19
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#66
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Originally Posted by wazd
+1
To my mind apps must follow the OS UI steam. Must. There MUST be guidelines for icons, menus and navigation concepts.
that would make sense... but getting IT FOSS developers to agree on such a style guide might be like trying to herd cats?
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2008-01-19
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@ Moscow, Russia
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#67
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Right now im writing down my thoughts about Maemo UI improvements and I think, I'll group them in in one blog, tagged, kindly illustrated and guided. Anyone wants to participate?)
Once again, I'm talking about improvements of CURRENT UI, and not about making it looks like %iphone/palmos/psion/freebsd/citizen calculator%.
Once again, I'm talking about improvements of CURRENT UI, and not about making it looks like %iphone/palmos/psion/freebsd/citizen calculator%.
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2008-01-19
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#68
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Originally Posted by iamthewalrus
now that really makes me think of the newton as i have heard it described...
I like the idea behind Android where applications are split up into reusable components like 'show map' or a 'list contacts' so you can do mash-ups of them, instead of first opening your 'contacts' app and then open a different 'map' app.
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2008-01-19
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#69
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Aw, I forgot.
And to proove concept thoughts we (me and my great friend-programmer Krum) will show a port of a desktop software called «metromap». And step by step will describe, how it's UI was evolving from desktop oriented to thumbs-friendly mobile UI.
And to proove concept thoughts we (me and my great friend-programmer Krum) will show a port of a desktop software called «metromap». And step by step will describe, how it's UI was evolving from desktop oriented to thumbs-friendly mobile UI.
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2008-01-19
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#70
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All the nokia phone 'concept' videos on youtube seem very finger oriented so my guess is that something like that is already under development. This video is a year old already. Another very iphone-like one.
Last edited by iamthewalrus; 2008-01-19 at 14:17.
Last edited by iamthewalrus; 2008-01-19 at 14:17.
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