Some comments on the Add-Ons App

[Aaron J. Seigo]

On Friday, April 27, 2012 11:43:29 Thomas Pfeiffer wrote:
> Hi people involved in the UI design/development of the Add-Ons App,
> I just saw Aaron's presentation at his blog
> (http://aseigo.blogspot.de/2012/04/add-ons-app-preview.html) and I really
> liked what I saw :)

aw, cool :) i'm glad you like it. it's been fun working on it from design to 
implementation ... 

as of today we also have the nice little error and confirmation bubbles that 
i've been dreaming of (see attached screenshot for what pops up when you press 
"Uninstall")

we have the test server up and running, though i have not yet tested the 
installation for correctly sending email (though hopefully it is; will test 
this tomorrow) and it is still a beta version so server interuptions are 
possible ... but it should essentially work for people interested in taking it 
for a spin, and Sebastian has added it to the PA images...

> The column swiping interaction looks very useful. I'll have to see how this
> can be generalized and put into an HIG.

awesome :)

> Here are some small things that I suggest thinking about:
> - I found the wording "Uninstall" for books a bit strange. It makes sense
> for apps, but I don't think it fits for books. Maybe just "Remove"?

even for apps, i figure this makes sense. "Uninstall" is not the opposite of 
"Download", while "Remove" is much closer.

> - Maybe the "Read" button for installed books should be placed above the
> "Remove" button. The advantage of the current button order is that it makes
> clear that "Download" and "Uninstall" (or "Remove") are basically two sides
> of one coin. However, if a user uses the add-ons app as the starting point
> for reading e-books, "Read" would be the primary function, not "Remove",
> and thus it should come first.

agreed.

> - There should be a "Remove" button for Wallpapers as well ;)

there is now :)

-- 
Aaron J. Seigo
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