[Idea] People app GUI: carousel

asked 2016-01-30 01:02:48 +0200

palikao gravatar image

updated 2017-04-02 12:43:11 +0200

Just an idea for usability of Contacts app: when it opens, it shows the list of recent contacts which have made actions.. But, IMO, it is very very annoying, moving letter moisaic to the bottom of the screen suddenly.

This kind of GUI could be improved/modified treating it as the homescreen, through a "carousel": swiping to left or right continuosly the screen could pass from "Recent contacts" to "Contacts mosaic/search" and so on..

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I agree! contacts is the only app which works against the intuitive way sfos works in other areas. It is the only place where I always need to really concentrate on how to get what I want, and I think a caroussel could be one way to enhance it.

dieerstegiraffe ( 2016-01-30 09:42:05 +0200 )edit
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True. The letter mosaic gets pushed too far down by history and this would sort it out. I don't mind the search, though; it is logical to have it on the same page and too many pages of carousel is bad too.

Manatus ( 2016-01-30 10:06:17 +0200 )edit
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Carousel? Why not just attached page? Indicating carousel inside an app is pretty hard and unintuitive at first.

jollailija ( 2016-01-30 12:47:32 +0200 )edit

@jollailija IMO, carousel swype is the power of Sailfish/MeeGo OS

palikao ( 2016-01-30 13:26:08 +0200 )edit
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@palikao it feels like you are misunderstanding, the carousel is new in 2.0UI and it is very much controversially discussed if this is the right way to organize the home+events. In app carousels are not very practical and there are n+1 ways to do a better People app, imho carousel is not one of them.

chemist ( 2016-01-30 13:40:48 +0200 )edit