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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Scott May wrote on 12/06/13 12:33:
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> Yeah I'm a "me too" on the concern that the "back" button is too 
> hidden given it's frequent use.  Perhaps we won't need "back" so
> much in this new environment?

The System Settings design uses deep page stacks -- for example, five
levels deep when setting a background picture.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Appearance#Phone>

Discoverability of "Back" is my biggest concern with System Settings
right now. In a couple of cases I've specified that the toolbar should
be visible all the time: for example, the screen for choosing an area
of the background picture. But that's only because the toolbar
contains other buttons on those particular screens.

> In any case, with gestures we need to be very mindful of how apps
> are going to operate.  We don't want to offer a gesture that might
> look anything like something you might do in reasonable use of some
> app that doesn't exist on this platform yet.  Think about about
> what you do on the screen when say, using a map, drawing a picture,
> moving a piece in a game etc, etc.  I think gestures coming in from
> the edge are fairly safe, but the main screen area is for the
> app...
> 
> ...

A gesture might be more efficient than revealing the toolbar then
tapping Back. But I doubt it would be more discoverable.

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mpt

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