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

[Olivier de Montréal]

HI

option C for me too.

seems more intuitive, fast, and productive


O de Montreal

PS I'll buy an ipad just for instaviz





2010/2/15 Petri Sirkkala <sirpete at iki.fi>

> 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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