What you seems ask for is "don't turn off screen when /idle/ but make sure it show battrerystate/phone etc.."? eg in *homeview and lockscreen* that I could agree but not in applications its just would lock wrong in sailfishos IMHO.
Regards Mikael On Monday 30 December 2013 18.07.03 Graham Cobb wrote: > On 30/12/13 17:20, Mikael Hermansson wrote: > > On Monday 30 December 2013 15.35.39 Graham Cobb wrote: > >> I need that information all the time -- a **lot** more > >> often than I actually interact with the phone. > > > > In every app you can just shortly "swipe left less than half of screen" > > It doesn't work when on the home screen. So, you have to look at the > screen, work out which page it is on and then take some special action > dependent on that page. > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9YGtW274GI and you will see the clock, > > 3g level and wifi level and then just release and you back in current > > application. So I dont see any reason this must be visible all the time > > when its so easy check it that way. > > My phone sits on my desk, near my normal line of sight, and I glance at > it frequently. I don't move my hands off the keyboard to touch it -- I > am not even consciously doing the task of "checking my phone". > > I also often glance at it while on a non-handsfree call which has become > a longer call than I expected -- while talking and listening I can > quickly move the phone into view, check it isn't about to run down on me > and return it to my ear without the other person noticing. > > There are three key pieces of information which must be available at a > glance: is there signal?, how is the battery?, have there been any > missed calls? > > Note: I spend a lot of time on conference calls of an hour or so, > usually using a desk phone -- I often do not remember whether I missed > any calls on my mobile while I was on a conference call. Nor do I > always remember to check when the call finishes (often rushing to get a > glass of water or go to the toilet before the next call starts). So, > having all three things visible whenever my eyes stray from my screen to > my phone is very important. > > > Seriously, just because everyone copycats each other in that area it > > doesn't mean it can be done different. > > Indeed. But just because a UI feature looks nice doesn't mean it is > necessarily practical. > > I am not a UX person, but I strongly suspect the Jolla team need to do > more user testing, with more varied types of users, in this area. > _______________________________________________ > SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list -- Skickat från Lenovo Thinkpad X230 running Kubuntu desktop
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