Kevin Price
December 5th, 2001, 10:53 AM
I earlier posted regarding the new picklist icon displayed in the contact list. Having just posted, I haven't received any feedback on my question about it yet.
But, having just noticed someone mention that the picklist icon maybe activates a dialing feature on some handheld models, let me propose an idea to that will work and balance the competing needs of a clean, uncrowded interface and the addition of the new feature.
Place the picklist icon on the far right of the contact list in place of the memo icon. Tapping it will display an note icon (only if notes exist) and a phone icon (only if other numbers exist, if appropriate). The phone icon can be anything that would symbolize phone numbers or dialing, if the phone icon is not preferred.
This unclutters the interface by putting this icon at the end of the line, integrating the two icons that are only on some of the contact list items.
This very approach is used on another program I'm using and works great.
So, in summary, if the picklist icon (triangle) cannot be removed, move it to the end of the line and have it (a picklist) pop up the two icons representing optional further contact information.
Kevin
But, having just noticed someone mention that the picklist icon maybe activates a dialing feature on some handheld models, let me propose an idea to that will work and balance the competing needs of a clean, uncrowded interface and the addition of the new feature.
Place the picklist icon on the far right of the contact list in place of the memo icon. Tapping it will display an note icon (only if notes exist) and a phone icon (only if other numbers exist, if appropriate). The phone icon can be anything that would symbolize phone numbers or dialing, if the phone icon is not preferred.
This unclutters the interface by putting this icon at the end of the line, integrating the two icons that are only on some of the contact list items.
This very approach is used on another program I'm using and works great.
So, in summary, if the picklist icon (triangle) cannot be removed, move it to the end of the line and have it (a picklist) pop up the two icons representing optional further contact information.
Kevin