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| Basic deck, and the multiple-home-screen mentality Apple esp brought us. Side or other scrolling, pros and cons, indicators of position... Mentioned because it's a totally different layout (very often) than apps and other things on the device. Go deep enough to cover e.g. S60 folders, etc. | == Problem == A default condition must be available for display once the device has started, and to return to when all other processes and applications have exited. |
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| All devices have an Idle Screen, originally when the device is not doing anything, now as a launching point or when the user is not specifically asking anything of the device... Akin to the desktop for a computer... Must provide access to everything on the device Do not confuse the Idle Screen with '''[[Lock Screen]]''' or any other seemingly default screen if it does not provide the same immediate access to available functions. eReader solution: sometimes there isn't one???? |
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| Drilldown menu - S60 as archetype, but anything really - May be icons or text. Field of items (usually icons) larger than the viewport. General method is a horizontal scroll to get to other "screens" and one is considered the Idle screen. Many devices will use both methods. ***Either way: a screen of icons which when opened reveal drilldown menus, or the primary access is an icon field but additional features or the complete list of applications can only be accessed via a long list or drilldown. Settings may be considered as an application, or a variation??? Mention that Kiosks (e.g. 4 big icons to start from) are no different, just simplified due to new users and the relatively low number of things they can do. A Lock Screen, which see, is not an Idle Screen. |
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| drilldown, click to go... hardware key or SK/SK-like tab is back For multi-page home screens: These are usually considered to be a single page larger than the viewport, and use the '''[[Film Strip]]''' pattern to access the several screens. Modify screens; method (no single pattern) to add/remove/move items on the home/idle screens. |
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| For drilldowns: Title pages subsidiary to the Idle Screen. For multi-page home screens: These are usually considered to be a single page larger than the viewport, and use the '''[[Film Strip]]''' pattern to access the several screens. Position: must be communicated scrollbar, or other scroll position indicators depending on what works best. Both for scrolling of lists in drilldowns, and for side-scrolling on multi-page home screens. |
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Problem
A default condition must be available for display once the device has started, and to return to when all other processes and applications have exited.
Solution
All devices have an Idle Screen, originally when the device is not doing anything, now as a launching point or when the user is not specifically asking anything of the device...
Akin to the desktop for a computer...
Must provide access to everything on the device
Do not confuse the Idle Screen with Lock Screen or any other seemingly default screen if it does not provide the same immediate access to available functions.
eReader solution: sometimes there isn't one????
Variations
Drilldown menu - S60 as archetype, but anything really - May be icons or text.
Field of items (usually icons) larger than the viewport. General method is a horizontal scroll to get to other "screens" and one is considered the Idle screen.
Many devices will use both methods. ***Either way: a screen of icons which when opened reveal drilldown menus, or the primary access is an icon field but additional features or the complete list of applications can only be accessed via a long list or drilldown.
Settings may be considered as an application, or a variation???
Mention that Kiosks (e.g. 4 big icons to start from) are no different, just simplified due to new users and the relatively low number of things they can do.
A Lock Screen, which see, is not an Idle Screen.
Interaction Details
drilldown, click to go... hardware key or SK/SK-like tab is back
For multi-page home screens: These are usually considered to be a single page larger than the viewport, and use the Film Strip pattern to access the several screens.
Modify screens; method (no single pattern) to add/remove/move items on the home/idle screens.
Presentation Details
For drilldowns: Title pages subsidiary to the Idle Screen.
For multi-page home screens: These are usually considered to be a single page larger than the viewport, and use the Film Strip pattern to access the several screens.
Position: must be communicated scrollbar, or other scroll position indicators depending on what works best. Both for scrolling of lists in drilldowns, and for side-scrolling on multi-page home screens.
Antipatterns
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