I'd say the + being at the top and - at the bottom, or the other way around, is the *least* of the problems with the UI in those controls...
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 2:02 PM, David Karr <[email protected]>wrote: > I've always thought it was strange that the Date/Time controls have > the increment and decrement buttons in the order that seems opposite > to the natural order. Experience in user interfaces tells you that > numbers increase "down" and decrease "up", just like the entries in a > list. > > If you had a Date/Time control that was synched with a list, where the > keys of the list are date or time markers, you would click the control > above the component ("+") and the marker would move down the list. If > you clicked the control below the component ("-"), the marker would > move up the list. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
