Follow what Contacts does :) On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Andriy Zakharchuk <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > > I know there were a lot of topics like this created earlier, but most > of them haven't got any response. I'd like to raise this topic once > again and probably ask more concrete questions. > > I need to create several forms which allow users entering data. Form > allows entering text (EditText), numbers (EditText with appropriate > input method), boolean fields (CheckBox), choose some options from a > list (Spinner) etc. From my previous UI development experience I > learned that users expect similar behaviour/loo'n'feel in similar > situations. > > I tried to figure out form designing guidelines looking at built-in > Android applications. There were two applications which have forms: > Contacts and Calendar. Unfortunately I was unable to define any rules > which are common for both applications. > > From the layout point of view, Contacts uses ListView-like form which > looks like a settings form, whereas Calendar uses traditional form > with labels and input controls. > > Choice of an option from a list is implemented differently: > - Contacts - Ringtone field - is implemented as a ListPreference > widget; > - Calendar - Repetition field - is implemented as a TextView (label) + > Spinner. > > Boolean field entry is implemented differently: > - Contacts - Incoming calls field - implemented as a > CheckBoxPreference; > - Calendar - All day flag - implemented as a TextView (label) + > CheckBox. > > So my question is what approach should I use when designing forms for > data entry application? Should my forms look like an Event form or > like a Contact form? > > It would be great if somebody from Android team read this message. I > see that Android UI evolves, so probably you can give us (developers) > some hint about further (planned) UI modifications which help us to > design consistent UI. > > Thank you in advance. > > >
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