Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 14th Sep 2011 22:20 UTC
This is mandatory listening and watching material for understanding the design methodology and ideas behind the Metro interface in Windows 8 (and thus, Windows Phone 7). All this sounds great in theory, and Jensen Harris, one of the minds behind Metro, is clearly passionate about it - and I love people who are passionate about their work. It's just that to me, the Metro UI doesn't seem to work very well for actual work. I want window management! I'm taking all this into account for an article on Metro in the Developer Preview. Stay tuned.
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Member since:2008-08-19
No, I completely disagree. The legacy UI uses all sorts of tiny controls that simply aren't touch-friendly at all. You may be able to see more on the screen, but you can't touch and manipulate it with your fingers; which is the whole point of the Metro UI.
But the reverse is also true. The purpose of a device is to let you access information - what's the point in being able to touch and manipulate stuff on the screen if the information you want isn't there?
Member since:2005-11-13
But the reverse is also true. The purpose of a device is to let you access information - what's the point in being able to touch and manipulate stuff on the screen if the information you want isn't there?
Plus, if you look at the screenshots of Reader HD on Android:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ageofmobile.reader
It still displays a lot more information than the Metro one, AND it's touch friendly. I know this, because I run it on my Asus Transformer
Point being - that Metro one he shows off is just ass; it's for looks only.
Member since:2006-01-06
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2006-01-06
No, I completely disagree. The legacy UI uses all sorts of tiny controls that simply aren't touch-friendly at all. You may be able to see more on the screen, but you can't touch and manipulate it with your fingers; which is the whole point of the Metro UI.