Applications
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Overview
Although OpenMoko is designed for smartphones that use a stylus, it would be foolish to expect people to only operate their handsets with stylus. For this reason, some core phone-related applications will be developed with finger (as opposed to stylus navigation) in mind.
NOTE: Applications listed on this page are listing in order of priority. Applications in bold are required for mass production and the first shippment of handsets. |
General Principles
- All modifications are saved instantenously, there should never be a save command
- Make sure users can't make interface operation errors, or that the effects are easily reversible, instead of just notifying them us the potential consequences of their actions.
- When you open a document you should be returned to the place where you were working when you last closed or save it (this is our concepts of sessions).
- Label buttons with adjectives, which describe the state of the object affected
- Designers should seek an efficient monotonous solution to gain benefits, including ease of learning, simplicity of implementation, minimization of documentation, and lowered maintenance costs.
- Whenever you find yourself specifying an error message, please stop; then redesign the interface so that the condition that generated the error message doesn't arise.
- Is the user gets no utility from a process, there is no reason to tell them that it is happening.
NOTE: Innovation usually happens at the bottom. What we need to do is provide consistent ways to develop and deploy appliations. |
Finger-Based Applications
scrolling region should be user defined (left or right side)
Required
- Dialer
- Main Menu
- Music Player
- History
- Clocks
- GPS Navigation
- Screen Saver
- Calculator
- Unit Converter
- Game
For a Rainy Day
Stylus-Based Applications
Required
- Top Panel
- Footer
- Contacts
- Messages
- Application Manager
- Today
- Feed Reader
- Calendar
- Preferences
- Help Viewer
- Search
- Media Player (Full)
- Sketchbook
- Picture Viewer
- File Browser
- Terminal
- IM
- Web Browser
- Reader
For a Rainy Day
Panel Applications
Panel Applications are individual executables residing in the Top Panel. They're usually indicating a status and offer a pop-up menu. We are not yet sure whether there is enough screen real estate for this huge number of panel applications.
Required
- GSM & GPRS Connection Status
- GPS Connection Status
- Battery Monitor
- Clock
- Bluetooth Connection Status
- USB Connection Status
- Search