I agree w/ Brian in the end, but not with his justification. Try
this one on for size:
Other apps don't have an "exit" button. People using
the PDA regularly will be familiar with this. Thus there
is no -need- for an "exit" button on your app.
I'm not going to go so far as to say it's "confusing" to the
customer ... but they might start wondering about the
quality of a program developed by someone who doesn't
realize that an "exit" button isn't needed ...
--
-Richard M. Hartman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
Charles Rezsonya wrote in message <25390@palm-dev-forum>...
>
>i'm sorry, 'confusing' or 'not simple'? huh, if i found 2 ways to exit
an
>app i would be like 'cool, let me see which one i like better'. i like the
>average 'zen' don't use exit buttons but clients (with security apps /
login
>apps) need it. as far as confusing, there are more then 1 ways to close
>the average pc app aswell, so if people know how to close an app more then
>one way i don't think it will be too difficult..
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian Mathis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Monday, September 25, 2000 10:08 PM
>Subject: Re: Exit?
>
>
>>"Nesse, Rustin" wrote:
>>> >My problem with this thread is those that answer an honest
>>> >question posted
>>> >to this forum with statements like "Why would you want to do
>>> >that?" or "You
>>> >don't want to do that." or my favorite "Don't do that, its
>>> >stupid and not
>>> >the way we do things around here." Ok, I'm paraphrasing..
>>> >Anyway, those
>>> >answers are nice and short, but terribly uninformative to the
>>> >folks asking
>>> >the questions.. As someone who has received those answers in the past,
>>> >please at least try and explain why instead of the "we know,
>>> >but we're not
>>> >telling you because that's not Zen" answer.
>>>
>>> You're dead right on that one. Does it make good business sense to tell
>>> a client who WANTS another way to exit an application "It's not in the
>>> Palm Zen, I can't do it"? Not if you're out to lose clients, it isn't.
>>>
>>> -Rus
>>
>>Here's the exact reason:
>>The PalmOS interface is specifically aimed at being simple. Providing
more
>than
>>one way to perform a certain function is confusing and specifically not
>simple,
>>especially to new users.
>>
>>There's already a way to exit, it's the App button. Adding another way to
>do it
>>causes confusion, and makes things "not simple".
>>
>>There may be a few instances where duplication of functionality exists,
but
>this
>>is one place that Palm specifically provides guidelines.
>>
>>--
>>Brian Mathis
>>Direct Edge
>>http://www.directedge.com
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