iOS7 Controls
iOS7 Controls
- Subject: iOS7 Controls
- From: Gordon Apple <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:22:28 -0500
- Thread-topic: iOS7 Controls
I really don¹t like to do posts like this, but I think it is warranted. My
motivation is to find out how others are coping with this. Admittedly, I¹m
late to the party, only upgrading after the release. There were only a few
features I thought I might add in my iPad apps for iOS7, so I just let it
slide. Now, I¹m looking at issues I thought would never be a problem.
iOS7 has a lot of great stuff, especially at its core. However, its UI is
downright fugly, especially standard controls. There is always some
consternation about change, but that is not what this is about. Usability
is a strong component. Sliders look terrible, Segmented controls look like
something a 5-yr-old might draw. The original B&W Mac did better. Pickers
are downright unusable. No borders and you can¹t even see a division between
columns. Scrollable views don¹t give any indication that they are
scrollable. If popovers don¹t have enough color contrast, you¹d never know
they were there (no borders). Also, a lot of apps are having issues with
handling the status bar. Some of this might work on an iPhone, but just
doesn¹t look good on an iPad. IMHO, if this is Joe Ivy¹s doing, he should
get the same treatment as the guy at MS that was responsible for Windows 8.
This all seems to be going the wrong direction.
I¹ve started at least embedding pickers and tables in bordered views. Not
ideal, but better than nothing. I¹m thinking about abandoning segmented
controls for a bordered view containing buttons. Other than doing a whole
slew of custom controls, how are others dealing with these issues?
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