Re: iOS7 Controls
Re: iOS7 Controls
- Subject: Re: iOS7 Controls
- From: Alex Zavatone <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:51:04 -0400
I'm with you, Gordon. I just bought a new iPad before 7 came out so I do not have to use iOS 7, unless it is in the simulator.
It looks too feminine and juvenile for me to feel comfortable using. I'll just leave my opinion at that.
I've already seen people who feel burned that they thought they could restore their iDevice from a backup back to iOS 6 but can't.
In any case, I'm restoring the things that were removed, like button backgrounds on alert text, borders around buttons (nav bar back button), non nauseating color scheme. A one pixel border below the status bar, etc.
I have pretty strong negative opinions on iOS 7, but from a usability perspective, it sure creates a lot of work for those of us who care about usability, readability, and not burning our eyes out with glaring colors on an almost 100% white background.
On Sep 24, 2013, at 4:22 PM, Gordon Apple wrote:
> 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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