Hovermode Pulley(s) & Toolsets
asked 2014-01-23 15:02:17 +0300
Within a 2nd swipe domain there could be available two "hovermode-pulleys" from either side, universally available and completely customizable. Basic Sailfish-integrated tools could be : enhanced clipboard, screencapture, navigation arrows, Bluetooth device pairing, network printing, etc. ... 3rd-party tools / utilities could be added as desired or shortcut-definitions to quickly share or upload to a cloud location for example. All "swipe-domains" should co-rotate with screen-orientation ( portrait / landscape view ), and the toolsets will be available across all open apps in an overlay manner. The pulleys automatically retract after functional execution.
Illustration here: twitter
I really like this idea, so much potential... with context-sensitive "hovermode pulleys" you could add special characters pulleys (emoji, language-dependent special letter variants etc.) on virtual keyboards, a lot more control options on browser windows, quick(er) settings switchers for camera...
Orologiaio ( 2014-01-25 17:13:42 +0300 )editOne issue to consider is mis-swipes from missing the invisible cutoff point. Maybe not a big deal, but worth considering. Perhaps in bottom zone, have the buttons max half width, and if user continues to drag after pulling buttons out, normal operation is done (so long swipe in any zone is same)
Mike ( 2014-01-26 04:27:28 +0300 )edit