Re: Drawers on windows...
Re: Drawers on windows...
- Subject: Re: Drawers on windows...
- From: Ross Carter <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:27:48 -0500
On Nov 30, 2010, at 4:29 PM, Sherm Pendley wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 4:06 PM, lbland <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> When drawers first came out they were all the rage. Then they went out of favor by some, so much so I thought they would be depreciated. But, it seems like drawers are sticking around. But, on the other hand, drawers seem to come and then go on a few apps without returning.
>>
>> What is the take on drawers? Are they *blessed* [for Lion, I suppose]? or is the disapproving eye upon them [again]?
>
> No one who actually knows anything about Lion is allowed to talk about
> it. NDA, you know? Just saying.
>
> My take on it is, when they were first introduced drawers were
> horribly over-used. As you say, they were all the rage. Since they
> were "teh new shiny," they were tacked onto every second app with
> little to no thought as to whether they would actually improve the
> user experience or not. Now that they're no longer new and novel,
> we're seeing some sanity return, with many developers backing away
> from excessive or nonsensical use of them.
>
> So, I don't think Apple's stance on drawers has changed a great deal -
> it was, and still is, that they should be used where their use makes
> sense and improves the user experience.
I think that the decline of drawers is to some degree a result of their appearance. The border is too thick, the animation is too slow, the API is too limited. IMHO, the intuitive way to open and close a drawer is to leave a small part of it visible when the drawer is closed, and use that area to toggle opening and closing. I don't enjoy hunting for the toolbar icon or menu item that opens the drawer. And a choice of transitions would be nice, too.
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