On May 20, 2009 12:31:22 pm Werner Almesberger wrote: > Joerg Reisenweber wrote: > > It seems at least a de facto standard for cellphones is: > > "green button" (aka OK) LEFT side > > "red button" (aka cancel) RIGHT side > > Just out of curiosity, does anyone know where this convention comes > from ? It always struck me as extremely counter-intuitive, at least > as someone who writes from left to right, to have the button that > basically says "go back" on the right side and the one that says > "move on" on the left. >
I agree with Werner on the directions and Joerg on the colors. I also don't see a problem breaking the usual mold as long as the interface is consistent. Every new device I buy has some kind of learning curve which includes button placement. Angus _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
