I guess I'm having a hard time understanding the resistance to *not*
putting a Done button. This is something that is definately not needed,
and has been mentioned by many developers on this list. It's also
explicitly mentioned in the PalmOS Tutorial, pg 107, "The Exit button is
not needed because the user doesn't explicitly exit a typical PalmOS
application. Instead, the user simply launches another application".
In the interest of simplicity of user interface, what is deemed
"intuitive" to a user is what the user is already used to on that
platform. In the case of PalmOS, and "Exit" button is not intuitive,
because the vast majority (tempted to say all) of applications don't have
one. The user already knows they need to hit the Launcher button. Adding
an additional "Done" button will actually serve to confuse more than help.
Confusion is not user friendly.
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Brian Mathis
Direct Edge
> >But why "quit" at all? All it really does (considering the
> >user's ability to start another app at any time) is waste
> >valuable screen space on a button you don't need.
>
>
> to make an app somewhat simpler for usage, after exiting anything the user
> is doing in an application, it would be very user friendly to see a done
> button instead of having to know they must launch another app (even if it is
> the applications program). in my situation it isn't a waste of screen space
> because the only screen they exit from is a screen that gives them a choice
> to log on (using the barcode scanner). when they logoff and get placed in
> that screen having a done button to return to the launcher is very user
> friendly. (pardon any reduntent repetiutious speak, just go in the morning
> and not finished my coffee).
