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Hi Sam,That's exactly my point, that it should not be system wide, but only in the instances where the back button is necessary (specifically deep 'page stack' pages). It's outlined in the design spec, so the designers expect it to be used. Judging by the number of differing opinions on this thread, I think it's a perfect example of why one solution should be found, rather than letting developers deliver any number of ad hoc solutions.
With all due respect, from what I understand the phone only recently became usable. How many real world apps have had enough content or even existed to demonstrate the real world usage of 'back'? From my understanding, any app which uses a hierarchical, drill down design will take advantage of the back button. From my daily use of other OS' this is the majority of core apps.
Email Calendar Todo app Settings Contacts Phone Messages All I'm saying is that if the button is so prevalent, why is it hidden? Cheers On 12/06/13 13:51, Sam Bull wrote:
On Wed, 2013-06-12 at 13:37 +0100, Lou Greenwood wrote:See the following link for examples of the back button in the core OS. http://design.ubuntu.com/apps/building-blocks/page-stackI've been running the system on my phone for nearly 4 months, I know where the back button is. I also know how often I use the back button, and I don't think it's as often as everybody else thinks it is. The visible by default thing might be good in something like system settings, assuming it uses a design where it enters deeper pages like on other OSs. But, it shouldn't a system-wide thing, just for particular apps where you can expect to use the back button frequently. And, I'm pretty sure this can already be implemented by the apps.
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