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Revision as of 19:05, 22 September 2009
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* It's not all just limitations! Touchscreens allow for very rich physical interactions | * It's not all just limitations! Touchscreens allow for very rich physical interactions | ||
* look into to gestures, and follow the emerging design patterns | * look into to gestures, and follow the emerging design patterns | ||
* remember that you're designing for finger size, not just fitting on the screen. Higher resolution will mean you can fit more on the screen, but fingers will still be as bit as ever. There's a reference for [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UMEGuide/DesigningForFingerUIs fingersize here] | |||
* certain principles from the desktop (like Fitts' law) don't apply in the same way | * certain principles from the desktop (like Fitts' law) don't apply in the same way | ||
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'''Constant but interruptible connection''' | '''Constant but interruptible connection''' | ||
* users are never on a wired connection, or even necessarily wifi, so interruptions are more common; try to fail and recover gracefully | * users are never on a wired connection, or even necessarily wifi, so interruptions are more common; try to fail and recover gracefully | ||
===Mobile User Characteristics=== | ===Mobile User Characteristics=== | ||