Plasma/Plasma UX improvement project

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About

Plasma UX improvement is a student project undertaken by a group from The Norwegian School of Information Technology in Oslo, Norway. The project is organized as a part-time internship at Nokia Qt Development Frameworks in Oslo. Work began in January 2012 and will be finished in mid May 2012.

Goal

The goal of the project is to analyze the Plasma Active User Interface, identify elements with potential for improvement, and create prototypes of alternative solutions with the goal of improving user experience.

Areas of Focus

The project has chosen to focus on some key elements of the interface. The elements chosen are all central ones which most users will interact with frequently. Suggestions for improvements are based modern theories of user interface design for touch devices.

Browser

  • Touch response from interface elements
  • Set-up based on Activity
  • Icon conventions
  • Touch scroll and zoom

Virtual keyboard

  • Keyboard placement
  • Keyboard movement
  • Touch-friendly keys
  • Remapping symbols

Peek&Launch

  • Drag and snap functionality
  • Tap and double-tap function

Activity Selection

  • Opening adjustments
  • Size of activity area
  • Tap to open


Note: This page will be updates as work progresses, and code will be made available (of course).