oh,.. and if i failed to mention, the app is specific to one specifc
organization. no other apps will be used on the PP (which is actually a spt
1740 from symbol), so no prior knowledge of exiting app's exist to the
users. infact, since no prior knowledge exists, it will confuse them not
to have an exit or done button. Confusion is not user friendly. it does
serve to simplify in this case. aswell, this case is one of those hardly
mentioned purposes because of the fact it will not be distrubuted to other
people.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Mathis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: app closeing
>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.
>
>---
>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).
>
>
