At 09:27 AM 10/27/99 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Or am I missing something ... is there some additional processing
>that you have to do when they tap this "done" button? Is it
>doing more for you than just bringing up the applications screen?
>
Yes, you are missing the fact that the applications screen may not be the
one that comes up: The "Launcher" may not be the application that launched
the 2nd "utility" app.
Consider this: You're doing some stock trading, you want to buy 146 shares
of XYZ at $26.375 each, plus $14.95 commission, you want to work out how
much this purchase will leave in your bank acocunt, so you launch the
calculator _FROM THE STOCK APPLICATION, NOT THE SILK SCREEN_, multiply 146
* 26.375, add $14.95, subtract the result from your balance and you're
done. Now, you want to get back to your stock purchase.
Scenario 1: You hit "applications", then you hit the icon for application
you were previously using (if you are lucky and it's actually on the screen
- you may have to navigate a little). Then, if you are again lucky and the
application is a good one it's in the same state as you left it, so you
complete your trade or whatever. If you're unlucky, you have to navigate
through the program to the screen you want, re-enter your data and then
proceed.
Scenario 2: You hit done, and viola, you're back where you were.
At best, scenario 1 is two stylus stokes, but may significantly more than
that. Scenario 2 is always one stroke, or maybe 2 - one to pop up the
menu, another for the 'done' command.
