yes, "barrel" is what I meant---to show stuff "around the sides". Not sure it is a good idea, but thought I'd toss it out.
David Huynh wrote: > David Karger wrote: > >> you mean use a native vertical scrollbar? That would seem to create a >> "mixed metaphor" ui; >> > That was one of the reasons I didn't want to use a native vertical > scrollbar. > > >> i am guessing you can come up with a better >> consistent metaphor. It took me quite a while to notice the vertical >> scrollbar, and I'm puzzled why it is "read only". >> >> > The intention is that it's only an indicator, and the body of the band > is the interactor. > > I think people ain't used to scrolling horizontally as much, so if > vertical scrolling were any more emphasized than it is, then that might > totally inhibit any hint that horizontal scrolling is possible. (A > native vertical scrollbar would really emphasize vertical scrolling.) > But I could be wrong. > > >> farfetched, but what if you made the timeline into a "barrel" that >> rolled away at the top and bottom (images shrinking) to indicate there >> is more present? >> >> > "Barrel" like this? > http://z.about.com/d/ipod/1/0/e/3/-/-/iphone_gallery_10.jpg > I can add some gradients. > > David > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SIMILE Widgets" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/simile-widgets?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
