The PocketTV Team
08-19-2005, 03:47 AM
Do I understand right that most dialogs boxes for Pocket PC applications under WM5 should be modified to look like those of Smartphone, i.e. to always have a "Command-bar" with one or two soft-keys e.g. OK, OK/Cancel, Yes/No, etc ?
This would make sense if the dialogs should be optimized for one-hand operation.
Currently many dialogs on Pocket PC applications require tapping "ok" in the top-right of the screen to close them, which is not compatible with one-hand operation (unless the user knows that pressing the center D-pad button is always mapped to the "ok" button).
Also, what about the MessageBox dialogs?
Those are not fullscreen on Pocket PC, so it would be difficult to assign them a CommandBar with soft-key buttons, like they have on Smartphone (where MessageBox dialogs are fullscreen).
Any comments / opinion on this (i.e. from developers)
This would make sense if the dialogs should be optimized for one-hand operation.
Currently many dialogs on Pocket PC applications require tapping "ok" in the top-right of the screen to close them, which is not compatible with one-hand operation (unless the user knows that pressing the center D-pad button is always mapped to the "ok" button).
Also, what about the MessageBox dialogs?
Those are not fullscreen on Pocket PC, so it would be difficult to assign them a CommandBar with soft-key buttons, like they have on Smartphone (where MessageBox dialogs are fullscreen).
Any comments / opinion on this (i.e. from developers)