Re: Help functions nonexistent :-(

From	Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Help functions nonexistent :-(
Date	2016-10-13 09:41 +0300
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crankypuss <undisclosedUserid@gmail.com> writes:

> It doesn't matter what the thing cost, I think Bev pointed out an
> issue that's relevant to all touch-screen devices.
>
> On my linux laptop, when I move the cursor over an icon, a tooltip
> pops up to offer a clue to what the silly-assed little picture is
> going to cause if I'm gullible enough to click it.  If I'm looking for
> "copy" and the tooltip says "delete", then I know not to click it.
>
> On touchscreen devices (Android or iOS) you get no clues.

I can't agree. With a quick look at my most commonly used apps on
Android they usually have one or two buttons on a top bar, usually
there's some variation of the "hamburger" button which opens a menu with
text entries. Some have also text tabs and/or a single button for a
common action floating on bottom right. For example, the text message
app has a button with a plus inside which creates a new message. This is
Google's "Material Design" design language they came up with a couple of
years ago.

Some older apps (like K-9 Mail) have incomprehensible buttons on a
bottom bar. That feels like an unfortunate design that should've died
with Nokia... On the other hand, some apps decidedly *not* following
"Material Design" (Ghost Commander file manager, MyPhoneExplorer PC sync
tool) use buttons with text on them.

Do you have concrete examples of Android and iOS apps that have
incomprehensible icons?

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Help functions nonexistent :-( The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-10-09 13:24 -0700
  Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-10-09 21:13 +0000
    Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-10-09 17:43 -0700
      Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 18:05 +0000
        Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 14:40 -0400
        Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 14:39 -0700
          Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-11 17:46 -0400
        Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( crankypuss <undisclosedUserid@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 04:18 -0600
          Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 08:06 -0700
            Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-12 11:40 -0400
            Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 16:41 +0100
              Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 14:33 -0700
            Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 17:46 +0000
          Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-10-12 17:40 +0100
          Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 17:52 +0000
          Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2016-10-13 09:41 +0300
            Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-10-14 21:31 -0400
              Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2016-10-18 09:27 +0300
                Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-10-18 20:51 -0400
  Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-10-11 17:54 +0200
    Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 09:47 -0700
      Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-10-11 18:39 +0100
        Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-10-12 09:40 +0100
          Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-10-13 02:43 -0400
      Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-10-19 09:52 +0200
        Re: Help functions nonexistent :-( Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-10-19 09:55 +0200

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