Re: MobileOrg for Android starts to become really usable

[Robert Goldman <rpgoldman@sift.info>]

julien cubizolles <j.cubizolles <at> free.fr> writes:

> 
> Le vendredi 28 mai 2010 à 11:05 +0200, Sven Bretfeld a écrit :
> > Hi to all, hi Matthew
> > 
> > I can say that Note capturing works on my HTC
> > Magic,
> Working also on my LG GW620, however the SAVE Button gets hidden by the
on-screen keyboard.
> I think I've seen other android apps keeping some buttons visible
> whether the keyboard is or isn't displayed.

If I might comment --- one of the worst things about Android applications, IMO,
is the way they are confusing about whether menus should be displayed in page,
or invoked by the menu button.

I'd urge you to avoid the on-page display in favor of the menu button.  If you
stick to that the user never needs to remember to scroll down to find the
controls and there are just too many ways for the on-page display to be rendered
either hard to reach or completely inaccessible.  This problem is made worse
(especially by contrast with the iPhone) because you don't have full knowledge
of the screen dimensions. 

So I'd suggest that if a button is important (save, send, schedule, etc.) that
you make it reachable by the center menu button.

HtH,
cheers,
r