[suggestion] tablet possibility to have two kind of split-view
asked 2015-01-30 00:45:30 +0300
Hello sailors,
just an idea that i'll find nice to have. You know all that jolla have released the perk of split-view for viewing 2 apps in parallel. And i want to suggest an option for the concept.
How do you think if it could be possible to activate the split and have the choice between two kind of splitting.
The one would be the half-split view. Both apps are displayed one beside the other one.
The other would be a kind of pip-view (Picture In Picture from tv-devices ). Means one take place on the whole screen, and the other one take in a little rectangle on a choosen corner (left or right below corner, or left or right above corner).
wikipedia Picture in Picture article
In our case could be more SiS (Screen in Screen)...
Please, understand that is not a duplicate of this thread link text. My motivation is to bring more ideas around the concept, more user-friendly possibilities, other kind of views for the split screen multitasking. I don't make the concept new, but more detailed...
Update (30.01.2015):
I have the confirmation that is not a duplicate, but a vision of a complement of the concept. After i try to contact Jaakko Roppola (designer of jolla-team). He nicely approve it as a good idea for a part of his concept, in addition of that he already thought about (split view concept of Jaakko Roppola).
The kind of he express himself about the concept with easy words, tells a lot about his own qualities as great designer i think. Great guy in short words.
Further update 30.01.2015
I made me thinking about the ergonomic of the gesture. The art of gesture recognition that the user could use to bring the system with one view, or on the other one.
What do you think about this:
The beginning of the sequence as Jaakko Roppola described above is really great. Simple and natural.
1) user stand in front of app-1.
2) user peek to home screen the app-1 and hold his finger on it.
3) appears on display all running apps.
Then now come the differences, and the choice between the 2 views (dual-view or pip-view):
--- dual-view variant:
4-a) user tap on the app-2 that he want to have in split-view, with his right thumb.
5-a) User have both apps in dual-screen on within the other one.
Or
--- pip-view variant #1 (b):
4-b) User hold the wished app-2 with is right thumb.
5-b) User see app-1 in full screen and 4 empty areas with dot-contour for possible pip-view places for app2 (at this state, user may release all his fingers from the screen).
6-b) User tap on one of the four corner, for the app-2 place.
7-b) User see app-1 in full screen, and app-2 in pip-view upon. If he tap on the pip-view area, then system toggle each time between both apps. And naturally no action could be done inside (the pip-view one).
--- pip-view variant #2 (c) (seems easier and smarter that #1 above):
4-c) User hold the wished app-2 with is right thumb.(same as before 4-b)
5-c) simply drag the app-2 "cover" where he want.
6-c) User has just to release his thumb from cover and that's it for split view.
Then i made some thinking about the split-view releasing.
I mean for the come back to the conventional view. ( i don't if Jaakko has already done it, but i have the conviction as good professional that he did it).
What is, if the user make first the same gesture-beginning as to activating the split-view.
Means, peek to home screen and hold his finger on it.
System makes the whole screen a little smaller (because it knows that it is in split-view).
Then he place his right thumb on the second app and hold it.
Then he could release one of the both app, if he drag it with is thumb out of the screen...
That's it for now, how are my idea/vision...
Update 10.02.2015
I make an update after a feedback of Jaako about the idea.
It seems that the dot contour story on split-view #1( idea-step 5-b) above is just a complicated process. Maybe an unnecessary gadget that give the system more job, and the development is more difficult.
As i understand it, would be better that on the step 5-b that i have described, instead of waiting of any dot forms. Then would be work on this way (describe now in 5-c point split-view #2) After that he hold on the 2nd app, the user get just the confirmation of the next step by a changing of app2 appearance, and could simply drag the "cover" where he want? If find it quite brilliant, more simple.
Maybe could it works.
It depends on you (jolla community).
It depends on the reliability, and feasibility of it.
And if the jolla team could identify itself with it.
Then please, go on your mouses, and vote it! :-D
