Design/Whiteboards/Split Buttons for Touch

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    Summary

    Redesign split buttons to work well with touch input.

    Status

    Call for Proposals Analyzing Proposals Shaping Tentative Design Implementation in Progress Implemented

    Scope

    In Scope Out of Scope
    • Work well on the desktop as well as on Android
    • Require use of keyboard

    Definition of Terms

    • Split button: A composite of two buttons: one that simply applies the default value and one that provides a menu allowing the user to set the value.

    Discussion

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    Personas

    • Harry: College student. Types his notes on an Android tablet with a detachable keyboard. Uses the yellow and pink highlight colors to color-code his notes.

    Proposals

    Proposal by Mirek2

    Mockups

    • A "line" pull-down button

      A "line" pull-down button

    Description

    Pull-down button

    The button would represented by an icon with an associated triangle pointing down.

    Tapping a pull-down button would execute a command using the last-used settings (or the default ones). Pressing on the icon and moving the finger in the direction of the triangle or long-tapping the icon would show a box allowing the user to change the settings for the command.

    Relevant Art

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