iDEAS for touch style application

[PianoSam]

Over in the Elf forum we love the htc cube. this is an application that has sides and a face. one side has general apps, one has multimedia apps, and one contacts and phone.

it is very useful but cannot be fully modified.


We all love the cube and want to reconfigure it but cannot quite get it right...transformation issues, and some icons that cannot change, etc.

I wonder if someone could do a similar app that was more configurable? if the animation was too hard what about movement like Tene's Contact Manager or a dissolve transformation ???

Sadly I am no longer a coder but would be happy to donate for such an app...

just thinking out load,
Sam.

[twolf]

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5486/fbme3.jpg

This is a small test of a work-in-progress.:
http://rapidshare.com/files/43755638/FlashBox.zip.html

the "oficial" site is actually a portuguese forum:
http://www.pocketpt.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=16424

[ytsejam_]

i am really contemplating on the same ideas as well.. but having ideas without any knowledge in programming really sucks for me..

i stumbled this very nice transition animation thingies which are said written in dotNET framework 2..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOMrPz56OVo
link to the developer can be found here (http://www.aspecto-software.com/rw/applications/developer/flowfx/index.html)

the project is made only for smartphones but i think the transitions switches and its idea can be used in a revolutionary PPC launcher of some sort..

i quite don't like having a launcher that eats the whole screen (just like the touchflo cube), hiding the top and bottom bars, giving the user an illusion of having a "new" and "exciting" interface - but then after you select something, you'll be pulled back to the same windows mobile interface..

maybe it's better to just stick to what Windows mobile looks like, but yet, giving it something flashy and worth seeing instead.. just like cool transitions..

maybe the swipe gesture can be used to flip the contents of the screen instead (including the top and bottom bars) rather than rotating a full screen cube.. i think it'll definitely load and feel faster than summoning a full screen application and redrawing the default interface and the launched program afterwards..

just a thought though..

[jamesus]

That is pretty cool...hopefully it can be applied to touch screens as well.

[PianoSam]

Some excellent additional thoughts and ideas. For me a fullscreen app works best as it allows the touch interface to look much better than wm6 and gives me more 'elbow' room when using my fingers to control the application.

The flash solution looks good but I would prefer to minimise memory demands by loading as little additional software as possible.

Mind you I am no longer a coder and if it works and avoids devouring all my memory I will be VERY happy indeed.

All the best,
Sam.

[ace10134]

Hello

I thought of a new interface idea that would be finger friendly and everything. Read about it on my XDA post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487066

I think it would be a great interface, but I need some programers to make it happen. Get the word out about this project, and maybe something will happen.


Thanks,
Andrew