Comments on: Organizing Series 60 application menus http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/155 my little chunk of bandwidth Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:52:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19814 By: erik http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/155#comment-90 erik Wed, 31 Aug 2005 04:17:04 +0000 http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/?p=155#comment-90 <i> i wonder if there is an application that handles key assignments for applications.</i> With the newer devices you can tie an application to the left and right soft-keys, plus up, down, left, and right on the main navigation control (D-pad.) <i>a better one would be an user interface that “learns” how you are using the phone menu, and then organizes it automatically.</i> A dynamic menu system might actually be more trouble though; Since you would not be able to memorize the gesture, or motor skills pattern, for locating a particular application, you would always be hunting for what you were looking for. By keeping things in a consistent location, your thumb will learn to "touch type" to launch frequently used applications. i wonder if there is an application that handles key assignments for applications.

With the newer devices you can tie an application to the left and right soft-keys, plus up, down, left, and right on the main navigation control (D-pad.)

a better one would be an user interface that “learns” how you are using the phone menu, and then organizes it automatically.

A dynamic menu system might actually be more trouble though; Since you would not be able to memorize the gesture, or motor skills pattern, for locating a particular application, you would always be hunting for what you were looking for. By keeping things in a consistent location, your thumb will learn to “touch type” to launch frequently used applications.

]]> By: Sandeep http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/155#comment-83 Sandeep Thu, 25 Aug 2005 06:28:34 +0000 http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/?p=155#comment-83 <em>The numerical keypad can be used for fast navigation.</em> Yeah, I've been teaching this to a lot of people, and somehow they take some time to get used to it. The numerical keypad can be used for fast navigation.

Yeah, I’ve been teaching this to a lot of people, and somehow they take some time to get used to it.

]]> By: necrodome http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/155#comment-79 necrodome Wed, 17 Aug 2005 05:31:04 +0000 http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/?p=155#comment-79 great tips. i wonder if there is an application that handles key assignments for applications. for example, i don't want to press menu - 6 - 6 - set alarm for setting the alarm clock, and it is one of the main functions most people use. i want to hold # key, say for 3 seconds and the alarm setting windows just pops. that kind of a listener application would make a good sale. a better one would be an user interface that "learns" how you are using the phone menu, and then organizes it automatically. great tips. i wonder if there is an application that handles key assignments for applications. for example, i don’t want to press menu – 6 – 6 – set alarm for setting the alarm clock, and it is one of the main functions most people use. i want to hold # key, say for 3 seconds and the alarm setting windows just pops. that kind of a listener application would make a good sale.

a better one would be an user interface that “learns” how you are using the phone menu, and then organizes it automatically.

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