Steven McPherson
03-18-2011, 06:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2011/03/15/designing-hubs-good-examples-using-the-panoramic-control.aspx ' target='_blank'>http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2011/03/15/designing-hubs-good-examples-using-the-panoramic-control.aspx </a><br /><br /></div><p>Microsoft has done an outstanding job in creating an innovative and easy to use user interface for the Windows Phone 7 platform. One of UI elements that makes the Windows Phone a unique experience is the concept of panoramic controls. Alfred Astort has written up a <a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2011/03/15/designing-hubs-good-examples-using-the-panoramic-control.aspx " target="_blank">great article</a> for developers to reference when creating panorama pages on the Windows Phone 7.</p><p><img height="190" src="http://windowsteamblog.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles/00-00-00-53-84-metablogapi/8080.facebook_5F00_white_5F00_6F8D0C02.jpg" width="500" /></p><p>"For starters, you should imagine your panorama as being similar to a magazine cover. As such, panoramas allow a user to explore content that highlights what is more relevant for them, and these highlights serve as an entry point to further action. " wrote Mr. Astort in his blog post.</p><p>For the uninitiated, the panoramic control or panorama pages are pretty unique and provide you the capability to access a lot of data or navigate through complex multiple page applications more easily than any other UI control that I've seen on a smartphone platform. The above example of a panorama page enables you to visualize the amount of data that can be fit into a single page and the user can easily scroll right or left through the individual panes to access the data that they need. </p>