confirm exit now on middle button - why?

davidmaxwaterman  2007/10/26 01:53 UTC


With the beta version, I could exit widsets by :

1) pressing the right soft key labeled 'exit'
2) pressing the left soft key labeled (iirc) 'yes'

Now I've upgraded to version 1.0 and step 2 has been moved to the middle.

This seems like a needless and annoying change. It also does not conform to the S60 UI, which have 'confirm' on the left softkey (as well as the middle).

Please consider duplicating the function on the left softkey.

Thanks.

Max.

"Middle button" is pressing the 'joystick'
Phone: Nokia 3250

Re: confirm exit now on middle button - why?

Tana  2007/10/29 10:42 UTC


Hi Max,

the beta version had an exit under options. Now it has been added to right softkey because of some new requirements, which are not related to S60 UI. Note, that WidSets basically works in all mobile phones that support Java MIDP 2.0, alla manufacturers phones, so we are not following S60 guidelines necessarily.

I hope the usability is still in good level, though change is always a change and it takes some time to get use to it.

Taina

Re: confirm exit now on middle button - why?

davidmaxwaterman  2007/10/30 07:37 UTC

Tana wrote: the beta version had an exit under options. Now it has been added to right softkey because of some new requirements, which are not related to S60 UI. [/quote] Actually, I'm referring to the 'confirm exit' 'yes' button, which has moved from the left softkey to the middle (the joystick on my phone). Tana wrote: Note, that WidSets basically works in all mobile phones that support Java MIDP 2.0, alla manufacturers phones, so we are not following S60 guidelines necessarily. Yes, I can't say I much like Java, for this very reason - applications tend to not follow UI guidelines for the device they're running on and it's annoying to have things subtly different like this. Is there no way for your app to say 'oh, I'm on S60, I should put the 'yes' on the left soft key'? [quote=Tana] I hope the usability is still in good level, though change is always a change and it takes some time to get use to it.

Change bothers me, but not so much as inconsistency since this is a change *every* time I use it, since it's different to every other app on my phone.

..but, yes, it's usable, since it's only exiting that's the issue.

PS. I'll be *ered if I can get the quoting working on this forum.

Re: confirm exit now on middle button - why?

Tana  2007/10/30 11:50 UTC


Hi,

I will pass your message forward :) The text formatting will be fixed soonish.

Taina