[xdev]

i like the HTC custom UI on my touch HD much more than than these screenshots of WM6.5

the only thing that looks nice is the transparent status bar and virtual buttons i suppose.

with all the modifications htc has made on their diamond/touch hd phones i dont think 6.5 is going to provide much of an upgrade.

[xdev]

i like the HTC custom UI on my touch HD much more than than these screenshots of WM6.5

the only thing that looks nice is the transparent status bar and virtual buttons i suppose.

with all the modifications htc has made on their diamond/touch hd phones i dont think 6.5 is going to provide much of an upgrade.

[juttonn]

I don't mind the hex layout visually, it does help set WinMo apart. But I'm not sure how efficient it will be. I use iLauncher as my today screen launcher. I have 6 tabs and my application shortcuts seperated by categories. I can get to any of the apps I use in 2 thumb presses. I have the Touch Pro (with TouchFlo 3d disabled)

The argument presented here would only be believable if the hex pattern could be shrunk down to fit a lot more icon shortcuts on the screen. My current device has a 2.8" screen and I have my icons in a grid pattern 6 across the screen. I never have any problem selecting the icon I want with my thumb.

[Janak Parekh]

I don't buy the argument. It's possible to do various heuristics to determine which item the user is trying to click on. The thumb (or other finger) doesn't need to hit the entirety of the button, just the majority. I don't think people have had problems with the iPhone's (or Android, etc.) launchers at all.

Edit: Some of the commenters on the linked post are speculating this is due to the reduced touch resolution for a resistive screen. Seeing as how it is possible to make styli for capacitive screens, I'd much rather see MS encourage/enable OEMs to adopt those; they're far more accurate for touch application.

--janak

[bnileuk]

Originally Posted by Stinger

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It's just like learning another keyboard. After the first hour you'll know exactly where everything is. So long as we can scroll up and down and add a huge number of buttons it should be awesome!