The iPad is the first tablet computer developed by Apple Inc. Announced January 27, 2010, it's part of a device category between a smartphone and a laptop computer.
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Is there any HTML5 or Javascript based Wireframing tool which can work on iPad? [closed]
I want to keep my ipad with me to show my ideas to client because laptop is heavy and I think iPad can do this.
Is there any HTML5 or Javascript based Wireframing tool which can work on iPad and can ...
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Should I be using zoom and pinch to resize user elements?
Is it a violation of the iOS Human Interface Guidelines (HIG)—or for that matter, of good UI design—to use pinch and zoom for the user to size elements on the screen, rather than the whole ...
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iPad UI: 2-Player Multi-touch Decisions Affecting Game Play
I am working on a game project that resulted from a summer game jam session. I had the "brilliant" idea to try and port the game to the iPad and I now find that I have painted myself into a corner so ...
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A grid system (Photoshop/Pixelmator) for designing for the iPad
I am designing an iPad app, so I could really use a grid template. I could probably just work with the 960 grid system; however, I'd love to find a solution that is tailor-made for the purpose (that ...
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iPad simulation for websites
I want to be able to display a website exactly as it would on different devices like an iPad. I have found several sites and programs (ipad peek/ adobe device centeral) but problem is that they don't ...
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What should a “wizard” style interface on the iPad look like?
I'm working on my company's iPhone App and now I'm looking into the logistics involved with getting it to be an iPad native App as well (Universal App).
Without going into too much detail, the App ...
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Is it better to provide different layout for Landscape and Portrait orientations in iPad Websites? or Same layout is fine
Like BBC and many other websites iPad shrink every element of layout to fit into Portrait mode automatically? Is it ok?
Or we should make the change in layout to reduce/remove/replace the items ...
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Difference between android and ipad application
What are the key factors which makes an app more of android or iPad specific. Would like to hear about usability part of it also.
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Best alternative to slider controls for iPad users?
My team is currently planning a map-centric web app with several slider controls for filtering results. While there seem to be techniques emerging for coding sliders to respond to touch instead of ...
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Which of the two is the best UI approach for a tablet app destined for reading?
I am in the process of prototyping an application for delivering news content. Our first platform will be the iPad (along with web) but other tablets will follow.
Decomposing the application into ...
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Are there any examples of well designed applications on iPad with 3 column layouts?
I'm designing an iPad application and had an interest in a 3 column interface with 3 tableviews across the screen horizontally and I was wondering if this interface has been done anywhere well.
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iPad/iPhone alternative for hover states
I've recently updated my personal portfolio with some CSS3 and jQuery magic. I'm extremely pleased with the results and yes, it's fully responsive. But i have an issue. I've structured my portfolio ...
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iPad Overlay vs separate Page
What are the advantages & disadvantages between having a user click a button and get an Overlay or PopUp with additional content or having a separate page listing the content?
So the user case is ...
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Accessibility for touch screen devices (e.g. iPad, iPhone)
By touch screen, I mean things like the iPhone and iPad.
How are touch screen devices being made accessible? Are there any development guidelines that should be adhered to? Could a blind person ...
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Alternatives to More Tab Button in a UITabBar?
I am working on an iPad application that currently uses a UITabBar as the prevailing navigation element. The application has maxed out the number of buttons on the bar and is now forcing a More ...
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Is it good to make different website for Desktop and iPad?
Is it good to make different website for Desktop and iPad? or same site is more better?
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Best practice for overriding a pincode in a native iOS app?
I am working on the next version of an existing iPad app which has a pincode to lock admin functions. The current version has no means to override the pincode. We followed similar patterns and use ...
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Examples of interactive TreeMap for iPad [closed]
Does anybody know of any interactive tree map examples for iPad ? I am not asking about libraries/APIs, etc. I am asking about actual applications.
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iPad app UI help
I'm making an iPad app that, for our purposes here, runs a slideshow and has a settings panel to configure the various slides.
The app uses various templates for the slides and as such must have an ...
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How do I force the user to select a date on iOS?
When creating a new entity in an iPad application one of the mandatory properties is a deliver date. There is no way to predict this deliver date. Choosing the wrong deliver date leads to all kinds of ...
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Need smallest possible images for iPad that can zoom to 200% without losing quality
right now I'm using 2048x1546 images at 132dpi, PNG files. they look amazing but they are huge in file size.
any tips on how to get around having such large images in both dimensions and file size? ...
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iPhone/iPad: Do people use landscape mode?
I noticed that I nearly never use landscape mode except when I have to (apps with fixed orientation) or when watching videos. But of course I don't want to consult customers based on my own behavior. ...
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iPad UI for selecting and configuring from many available options
I've had this rattling around in my brain for the last couple days, but I can't seem to come up with a smooth UX for this.
I'm building a stock graphing application. Included are around 300ish ...
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Tab Bar In Split View Controller Master View
Currently I am using a UITabBarController in my iPad application in the master view of a UISplitViewController. However, in my detail view, there is a UIToolbar, and the UITabBar looks out of place. ...
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Designing for the iPad
I'd like to make my site accessible to people that have the iPad or other iOS devices.
What considerations do I need to take into account when designing a user interface that is compatible with the ...
