Hey B2G.
Last week I posted on the dev-gaia list a little interface demo and an
associated YouTube video.
Mobile OSes have a difficult time multitasking, and I blame the
interaction between the home button and the desktop. As such, I made a
proof-of-concept without a desktop. The core of the interface is that
the home button toggles an overlay. Every app has the full screen until
the user presses the home button, a web browser then overlays atop the
app. The app is still visible below! Every running app is a tab; close a
tab, it stops running; close every tab and you end up with a "new tab
screen". Very simple for the user, not jarring for the user, and
provides maximum screen space for both OS and app.
See it in action on Youtube below:
http://youtu.be/uf-TPJgGaJA?t=3m45s
(The overlay and multitasking stuff starts at 3:45, before that is lock
screen and effects.)
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