On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Axel Boldt <
axelboldt@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Am 11.04.2012 22:39 schrieb "Philip Chang" <pchang at
wikimedia.org>:
>
>> We are considering ways to hide the top bar and calling it up easily, but
>> the thought is to show it initially.
>>
>> For example, the Pinterest app hides toolbars when scrolling down a page,
>> and reveals them when scrolling up starts.
>>
>> Another idea, based on the Kindle, is to show the toolbar initially and
>> let it fade away, then a tap anywhere reveals it.
>>
>> Yet another idea is to keep the toolbar at the top of the screen, then
>> after scrolling down a page, a tap on top status bar of the phone scrolls
>> quickly to the top of the page.
>
> I think all three options are good; it's basically a matter of taste.
> Here's my taste:
>
> My concern with the Kindle way is that you may find yourself on a
> page with lots of links or a big image, and there won't be a safe
> place to tap anywhere. The Kindle doesn't have that problem, but we do.
>
> I like the third option for two reasons: people will know it from
> Safari, and it gives them a quick way to jump to the beginning of
> an article, which we currently lack. The downside is that some users
> will never figure out the tap-on-top shortcut, so they will
> constantly have to scroll like crazy up through long articles just to
> search.
>
> So I wonder whether combining the Pinterest and Safari methods might
> be feasible? Best of all possible worlds, and all that.
>
> Cheers,
> Axel
>
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