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I for one welcome a dedicated app for the iPad espe ially considering the memory limitations with mobile safari on the iPad restricting the number of open tabs.

by CraigPJ 16y ago

I for one welcome a dedicated app for the iPad espe ially considering the memory limitations with mobile safari on the iPad restricting the number of open tabs. The sidebar back button is a nice touch. One suggestion I would make though is to do something else with the page curl when clicking the "view" button. It's a nice effect but having the page curl remain visible makes it seem like you can just click the exposed page curl to go back and bring the native app back into view. Sine this doesn't actually do anything it's a bit awkward to keep hitting it instead of remembering to hit the sidebar back button.

megablast 16y ago
Wow, this looks ugly. It just goes to show it is a lot harder to design for the ipad, with its much larger screen than for the iPhone. For example, it seems silly to have the headlines (the most important info), crammed into the small bar on the left, with the huge space on the right used for displaying one headline and a menu. This is a waste of space.
- gmaster1440 16y ago
  You bring up a good point megablast, designing for the iPad does bring new challenges of its own. Though I agree with your design criticism, the iPad Human Interface Guideline paper published by Apple is demanded to be followed upon submission of an App to the AppStore. The larger window on the right, the Detail View, is meant to handle a single unit of content at a time, in this case an HN article. This "Side View" perspective may seem awkward considering a large screen, but keep in mind that just because there is more space, not all of it should necessarily be used up :) You don't want to cramp up too much data or display too little. Maintaining a good balance between the two will come with time and experience.
gmaster1440 16y ago
Thank you CraigPJ for the constructive criticism. Will try to implement better usage of the page curl in the next version.
jamesbressi 16y ago
Hear, hear on the mobile safari limitations! I kinda understood on the iPhone, but on the iPad... it gets on my last nerve, especially when it "overwrites"--a webpage I opened in a new tab to read later, only to hit my limit and forget to close one of my 9 allowed pages then click on something in my mail and BAM! It overwrites. But, wait, there's more! It doesn't remember that page and you can't hit the back button to return to it. Lovely.

by CraigPJ 16y ago

megablast 16y ago

Wow, this looks ugly. It just goes to show it is a lot harder to design for the ipad, with its much larger screen than for the iPhone. For example, it seems silly to have the headlines (the most important info), crammed into the small bar on the left, with the huge space on the right used for displaying one headline and a menu. This is a waste of space.

gmaster1440 16y ago
You bring up a good point megablast, designing for the iPad does bring new challenges of its own. Though I agree with your design criticism, the iPad Human Interface Guideline paper published by Apple is demanded to be followed upon submission of an App to the AppStore. The larger window on the right, the Detail View, is meant to handle a single unit of content at a time, in this case an HN article. This "Side View" perspective may seem awkward considering a large screen, but keep in mind that just because there is more space, not all of it should necessarily be used up :) You don't want to cramp up too much data or display too little. Maintaining a good balance between the two will come with time and experience.

gmaster1440 16y ago

Thank you CraigPJ for the constructive criticism. Will try to implement better usage of the page curl in the next version.

jamesbressi 16y ago

Hear, hear on the mobile safari limitations! I kinda understood on the iPhone, but on the iPad... it gets on my last nerve, especially when it "overwrites"--a webpage I opened in a new tab to read later, only to hit my limit and forget to close one of my 9 allowed pages then click on something in my mail and BAM! It overwrites. But, wait, there's more! It doesn't remember that page and you can't hit the back button to return to it. Lovely.