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The gist of this discussion is that a little arbitrary shrinking of UI elements won't be a big deal, because the guidelines advocated for a few more pixels on t
by hrktb 14y ago
The gist of this discussion is that a little arbitrary shrinking of UI elements won't be a big deal, because the guidelines advocated for a few more pixels on the ipad than on the iphone.
It feels like lazy logic, and until now Apple has never forced user apps at a lower physical size that targeted by the developper, at least on the iOS front. Good quality iphone and ipad apps are expected to be pixel perfect and thoroughly designed for the target device, and Apple pushed with all it's weight in this direction. It would be strange for apple to just say from now on "screw the physical size, who cares about interface details, they'll just learn to click better"
- sjmulder 14y agoThe point is that UI elements on the iPad are now slightly bigger than on the iPhone because of the lower DPI (ignoring the retina screen). Pixel-wise, UI elements are the same size between the iPad and the iPhone. Shrinking the iPad to 7.85" would give it the same density as the iPhone and UI elements would be the same size.
- hrktb 14y ago>UI elements would be the same size I understand your point, UI elements would be the same size as if they were rendered on the iphone. And that's not the same size as they were intended in the first place, if the app targeted the ipad.