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The “spatial finder” is a thankfully long dead idea that your file system is a series of places you want to revisit, instead of just another component in whatev
by thom 5y ago
The “spatial finder” is a thankfully long dead idea that your file system is a series of places you want to revisit, instead of just another component in whatever task you’re performing. It survives in your desktop and nowhere else, and despite the hushed, reverent tones in which it’s discussed in some circles, would be the first thing any user switched off in their preferences on any modern machine.
- tambourine_man 5y agoiOS home screen is spatial. You know the App you want is on 3rd page at the top and you expect and rely on your OS never to change that. The position is extremely imporant. It also a huge success, since it's been copied everywhere, by Android, macOS and Windows.
- thom 5y agoYes, that’s the iOS desktop and the one place it makes some vague sense (although I search just as often and recent versions have added features to help people who clearly don’t know where half their apps are). What doesn’t make sense is persisting this spatial info _everywhere_ and launching obnoxious amounts of new windows every time you go back.
- astrange 5y agoIt's easy to mess up the home screen by deleting an app, or by dragging one back through the pages and accidentally letting go early. I also think search is pretty common these days.
- andrekandre 5y ago> It also a huge success, since it's been copied everywhere, by Android, macOS and Windows. maybe so, but personally i get tired of swiping through pages and pages of icons that look nearly identical... i don't know if its an issue of flat design or something else, but i think "wall of icons" paradigm is a bit limiting compared to something a bit more spacial (icon sizes, layout, swipe up/down etc)