Main Menu
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Overview
This article defines the Main Menu Application, an application designed for the OpenMoko platform. The Main Menu application provides both a finger-friendly and a stylus-driven interface to launch all installed applications.
Use Cases
Here are some possible use cases:
- I want to be able to launch an application
- I want to rearrange applications in the menu
Layout Components
Application Area
Finger Mode
Scroll List Control
Activated by pressing the auxilary key. This is the base layout:
http://people.openmoko.org/sean/specifications/images/main_menu.png
- 1) Section Name -- The name of the current section.
- 2) List scrolling -- Will scroll through the list of icons. While scrolling, 3) will show how many items exist in this list.
- 3) Control Button -- Tapping cycles through the following controls {Scroll List Control, Back}. Currently at Scroll List Control. The List is broken up into sections of applications.
- 4) History Applications -- Are the last 3 applications launched.
- 5) Item / Total -- Displays the current selected item number along side the number of items.
- 6) Sections or Applications -- Tapping on a section will lead to subgroups of applications. Tapping on an application will launch that application.
| NOTE: The call list slides behind the scrolling widget. The scrolling widget and horizontal bar are 80% transparent. |
| NOTE: Need to make sure that while using scrolling widget the apps close to it will not launch accidentally. Possibly meaning that once you start using it, its "active" area will be slightly larger and will not return to normal until a brief delay (ie finger picked up for a second). |
Stylus Mode
Activated by tapping on the Main Menu icon in the Main Menu Launcher Area. This is a list of the installed applications using a Popup Menu.
Key Features
On Tap
- launch application
On Tap with Hold
- Changes to Today application
Footer Area
Status Bar
- Name of current selected application.
Constraints
(TBD)
Sessions
(TBD)
Architectural Details
- Technically, it will be a panel application residing in the upper left corner of the Top Panel
- The actual applications are parsed from the desktop entry files. (see this for more information).
| TODO: Define the sections. These should be redefinable by the end user. (See: To-Do List) |
Implementation Recommendations
- use list of applications mapped to grid. scrolling advances though list
UI Icons
- Download the appliction 32x32 pixel icons:click here
- Download the appliction 48x48 pixel icons:click here
- Download the appliction 128x128 pixel icons:click here
- Application Manager.png -- Application Manager
- Calendar.png -- Calendar
- Call Preview.png -- Call Preview
- Clock.png -- Clock
- Contacts.png -- Contacts
- Date & Time.png -- Date & Time
- Dialer.png -- Dialer
- Edit.png -- Edit
- File Management.png -- File Management
- GPS.png -- GPS
- Help.png -- Help
- Main Menu.png -- Main Menu
- Media.png -- Media
- Message.png -- Message
- Preferences.png -- Preferences
- Photo Album.png -- Photo Album
- Picture Preview.png -- Picture Preview
- RSS.png -- RSS
- Screen Saver.png -- Screen Saver
- Search.png -- Search
- SketchBook.png -- Sketch Book
- Terminal.png -- Terminal
- Today.png -- Today
- Accessories.png -- Accessories
- Game.png -- Games
- Internet.png -- Internet
- Office.png -- Office
- System tools.png -- System tools
- Other.png --Other
- Programming.png--Programming
- Sound and Video.png --Sound and Video
- System default.png--System default
UI Position
- Application icon position
- Main menu -- size is 480x640
- Main menu -- size is 480x560
- Menu press and text area position
- Main menu press area -- Size is 480x640
- Main menu press area -- Size is 480x560
Interactions
- Invokes Application Manager to remove application.
Unresolved Issues
(None)
Questions and Answers
(see Talk:Main Menu)
Categories: ToDo | Software | User Interfaces | Widgets
