[instaviz-users] Opionions wanted: editing label gestures for Instaviz 2.0

[Petri Sirkkala]

I usually double tap for copy & paste operations.

I would like the option C.

-Pete

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Glen Low <glen.low at pixelglow.com> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> Now that we're gearing up for Instaviz 2.0 and hopefully an iPad
> version as well, I need your opinions on various gestures.
>
> Instaviz will have inline label editing i.e. you should be able to
> quickly update the label of a node or edge on the diagram without
> having to enter a distracting settings screen.
>
> As I see it, these are the ways I can implement this:
>
> a.      One finger, quick tap -- select the node/edge, a menu pops up with
> various options e.g. delete, color, other settings.
>        One finger, quick double tap -- select the node/edge, keyboard
> appears, node/edge scrolls so that it is visible, you can now type in
> the label
>
> b.      One finger, quick tap -- select the node/edge, a menu pops up with
> various options e.g. delete, color, other settings.
>        One finger, slow tap -- select the node/edge, keyboard appears,
> node/
> edge scrolls so that it is visible, you can now type in the label
>
> c.      One finger, quick tap -- select the node/edge, keyboard appears,
> node/edge scrolls so that it is visible, you can now type in the label
>        One finger, slow tap -- select the node/edge, a menu pops up with
> various options e.g. delete, color, other settings.
>
> Some considerations
>
> -- having the keyboard appear and disappear is distracting in itself;
> if the keyboard blocks the selected item, we at least have to scroll
> to make it visible.
> -- slow taps are not very prevalent in the iPhone interface, also
> might slow down rapid creation of items
> -- double taps usually mean zoom in/out in the iPhone interface
> -- think of the typical use case: when quickly creating nodes and
> edges, minimize the taps to get the labels up
>
> Some approaches I wasn't happy with
>
> -- on-screen widget for editing text. Clutters the user interface, and
> may be difficult to tap if all nodes/edges have this widget.
> -- c. but with one finger, quick double tap. Much easier to
> discriminate quick/slow tap vs. single/double tap, essentially double
> tap has to be similar to single tap but with extra features.
> -- having inline editing just one of the menu options in a. or b. User
> would have to tap object then move finger to the bottom bar, slowing
> the action down
> -- automatically popping up the keyboard when you create a node (or
> edge?). May make label entry faster but keyboard appearance may get in
> the way of continuous sketching.
>
> Would really appreciate your opinions since you'll have worked and
> struggled with Instaviz 1.x, and you can bring your experience with
> other apps to bear too.
>
>
>
>
> Cheers, Glen Low
>
>
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