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Sorry, I am aware of tbe LED pattern editor. I even have it installed. But I believe in a usable and intuitive UI out of the box.
Besides, I have yet to figure out how to indicate multiple events with the LED. One blink for an IM, two for an SMS, three for an email... then when I have an SMS [i]and[/] an email I would see two blinks, pause, three blinks, etc. Same for a new message (blinking blue) while charging finished (steady green). So many times I left the phone on the charger and came back to seeing blinking blue. Has it finished charging or not? Blinking blue on a steady green background would have answered it instantly. Sorry about that OT diversion. Hopefully not that OT. It is about the UX, after all ;) |
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This is not an update quite yet, I've got some extensive writing to fill in the 2nd and 3rd posts of this thread.
But here's some interesting images to capture your eyes. Metro UI with rounded corners: http://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chor.../3l09yZ3.0.png (its good, but other elements are still boxy which isn't quite appealing) A comparison of icons for different ecosystems: http://unleashthephones.com/wp-conte...wn-a-shape.jpg All icons are actually same size, but the shape makes a difference how much space can be used inside that icon. To be more extensive; Metro Icons = 100% space iOS iCons = 93% space MeeGo IcoNs = 86% space WebOS IcON = 75% space Is it really worth sacrificing all that icon space, just to have the icon separation seem more appealing to the eye? I'm not sure that I agree. The Metro and Circle icons are extremes. The iOS icons seem much more balanced in this regard, and overall better. Then again, naked icons.... I have to say that an icon that's uniform in portrait and landscape size is much much more appealing. However, I think a case can be made for square icons that house the icon labels inside... something Microsoft hasn't really exploited, and if they did, it could rival a "Nude Icon" styling. Why? Square (housing labels) = consistency, but less space for the wallpaper to show through Naked = nowhere as consistent, much much more space for wallpaper to show through So I'm a little divided here, how much emphasis can I put on a wallpaper ?? ...but it is ugly to have a solution like this: http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/a...8.1-images.jpg Whereas something more like this seems much better: http://nokiaandme.files.wordpress.co...umiacustom.jpg |
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Quick reply... If that many points can be called quick.
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Metro UI is ugly. Just look at colours: 1. Skype = Windows Feedback; 2. Video = News; 3. Music = People; 4. Weather ~~ Calendar. What's the point of having colors at all if they don't carry a meaning? Black-and-white, Metro would have fared better? Quote:
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If you really have to have such a half-transparent background, then make it a gradient. At 'border' of an icon-widget, have the Greyness almost transparent. At the center of an icon-widget have the Greyness almost opaque. Do not forget that the font also needs to be not simple, plain white, but white-inside-black-outline, like it is done in subtitles by some (many? all?) video players to make them readable on any background. Though, it would be an unforgettable experience, if somebody created a PNG standard which includes negative transparency. Transparency going from -100% to 100%. From -255 to 255. Or whatever implementation is easier. The main point is, you could make icons distinctive on any background. Microsoft used to have something similar in its ico.n or cur.sor format (do not remember exactly). It's like having anti-matter on board of your spacecraft: whatever you meet, you can highlight your existence by bright explosion :) Best wishes. Thank you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Per aspera ad astra... |
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Regarding inverting transparency, I am sure I have seen it somewhere. |
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