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Revision as of 15:55, 14 September 2009
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Fennec doesn't have any of these! It's helpful to think about what these areas tend to provide, and then look for ways to accomplish the same ends with the tools that Fennec | Fennec doesn't have any of these! It's helpful to think about what these areas tend to provide, and then look for ways to accomplish the same ends with the tools that Fennec provides. | ||
menubars: random access to many options | *'''menubars''': random access to many options | ||
toolbars: quick actions, alerts, ambient indicators, search | *'''toolbars''': quick actions, alerts, ambient indicators, search | ||
sidebars: concurrent/background tasks, tools for content area | *'''sidebars''': concurrent/background tasks, tools for content area | ||
statusbars: quick access, alerts, ambient indicators, | *'''statusbars''': quick access, alerts, ambient indicators, | ||
context menus: object related actions, hiding many actions (unfortunately) | *'''context menus''': object related actions, hiding many actions (unfortunately) | ||
So what can you use instead? | So what can you use instead? | ||
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* Sidebars become permanent tabs? The idea behind sidebars is to provide ambient or close-at-hand access to persistent or updating content (like a twitter feed). On a small screen though, keeping it on-screen isn't really an option. Close-at-hand, though is -- and it turns out we have a handy mechanism for quickly switching between sets of content: tabs. | * Sidebars become permanent tabs? The idea behind sidebars is to provide ambient or close-at-hand access to persistent or updating content (like a twitter feed). On a small screen though, keeping it on-screen isn't really an option. Close-at-hand, though is -- and it turns out we have a handy mechanism for quickly switching between sets of content: tabs. | ||
quick access go on awesomebar screen? | *quick access go on awesomebar screen? | ||
above titlebar or below content? | above titlebar or below content? | ||
* Ambient indicators become alerts? Or better, "peek indicators?" | * Ambient indicators become alerts? | ||
<center>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/menros/3910981334/ http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3910981334_422f282f13.jpg]</center> | |||
Or better, "peek indicators?" | |||
<center>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/menros/3910193237/ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/3910193237_8bea571a09.jpg]</center> | <center>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/menros/3910193237/ http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/3910193237_8bea571a09.jpg]</center> | ||
tap and hold for context access | * tap and hold for context-sensitive access | ||
===What about preferences?=== | ===What about preferences?=== | ||