iOS has introduced a gesture language that we take for granted now with scrolling, swiping, and pinching. It's safe to assume that users know those and for apps to apply them in standard ways. But how should gestures be used beyond that?
I like mobile apps that use gestures in a way similar to keyboard shortcuts on a desktop OS. The intent is to provide a fast way to execute common actions with the key being they are useful, but not required. River of News 1.3 added the gesture choices you see above. The gestures can perform navigation actions like jump to the next article or provide a way to invoke your most commonly used sharing service.
Do you have other ideas about how gestures could be used effectively? Tell me in the comments.
Pinch in/out in landscape mode in order to hide/show the feeds column on the left, in order to have a sleeker UI (and more space for the bottom/top right/left taps).
ReplyDeleteAlso I would have two suggestions :
- themes ! The UI is great, but I use RoN so much that sometimes I wish I could have a different UI.
- when in landcape mode, a finger tap outside the browser window would close it. Also I don't know if you saw the app Browser+ HD, but the overlay browser view is very cool. It would look great in RoN.
Oh I forgot : I know it is a controversial topic, but I find the icon not as cool as the app itself.
ReplyDeleteBut anyway thank you for your work on RoN !
There is a bug when viewing embedded video in fullscreen and then turning your device (from landscape to portrait mode or vice-versa). Then the video plays behind the text and can't be turned off. You need to force close the app entirely.
ReplyDelete"Swipe left" for next article
ReplyDelete"Swipe right" for previous article
+1 for previous article, but I would say don't restrict it to a single type of gesture. I think it would play well as an option under most gestures. Personally, I would select upper right for previous article and bottom right for next article.
ReplyDeleteAwesome tip. There is so much stuff on my iPad, so many neat thingsso much quickly eovling software, that I am routinely missing handy new features like this. I really, really appreciate the option of a gesture shortcut for my preferred distribution option. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteOne idea: I feel like I'm mssing a "previous article" option. Is actually missing, or am I actually mssing it?
New suggestion : pull to refresh for the feeds list. And a little refresh button if there is no feeds list (like in portrait mode, or in landscape mode if my other suggestion from the first comment is implemented !).
ReplyDelete"Anonymous" comment's swipe left and right for navigating would be cool too. There could be an option for up/down River flow (current one) or left/right River flow with swipe left and right.
OK, one more ! I'm also a Tumblr user, and right now it seems that there are no iPad apps to browse your Tumblr dashboard. It would be a KILLER feature to be able to add your Tumblr dashboard as a feed, blended with the Google Reader feeds. Apparently the tumblr API makes it possible. Each Tumblr post would be slightly different than a Reader article : "heart/like" instead of "star", reblog instead of share, etc.
ReplyDeleteIf we go in this direction, next stop would be... Twitter timeline as a feed, and Facebook as a feed. All your social networks and feeds in one big River timeline. That would be my dream app !
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