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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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 ...
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What are the functional advantages of disabling user access to the filesystem on the iPad?
It is not possible for users to access the filesystem on the iPad since this access is not permitted on devices running iOS.
How is the function of the iPad improved by preventing users from ...
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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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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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Best practice for translating context menu options to touch devices?
I'm building a photo site that must allow users to manage thousands of photos via paged thumbnails on a big desktop. I also want to offer a touch interface that is both usable and delightful on the ...
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Drag and Drop with scrolling on tablets
I'm currently facing a design problem with drag and drop on tablets.
Scenario: The screen is split in half, on the right side, I have a list of items and on the left side I have a list of boxes. I ...
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What should I keep in mind while designing an iPad kiosk application?
I am designing an iPad application that will be used in a kiosk. The user will not download the application from the Appstore but will instead walk up to the iPad with the application already running. ...
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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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iOS Settings Standards: Using Checkbox Rather Than Switch
If you are familiar with iOS devices, you know that the settings application uses the UISwitch control to show that a parameter is enabled or disabled. This control appears as a toggle switch and even ...
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How should I resolve the issue of smaller tappable area due to smaller buttons on iPad mini?
Now that iPad mini has been released, is there anything an UI designer needs to look out for? I understand that the resolution and screen ratio remains the same, and I've been hearing that no change ...
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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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Where should navigation go for a linear process?
I'm working on a iPad project with a linear process. At the moment I have a 'link' style navigation sat at the top in the 'navigation bar'. I've been doing some early test and the verdict is ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Ipad/Iphone designing in Full-Screen vs Non-Full-Screen?
I've noticed that most games are in full screen mode and some Apps have taken this on in design. Is there any research or argument for having an App in Full-Screen vs Non-Full-Screen?
The only ...
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iPad tap to edit text: how intuitive is this / how can I make it clear to users?
I am building the following iPad UI, and it includes a "tap-to-edit" feature:
I personally like this type of UX - I like UIs where a user can interact directly with a document. However, I'm ...
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Providing in App help on iPad apps
We are building a Teacher app that has many functionalities and we want to add in-app help. Something interactive, contextual or otherwise.
Which sort of in-app help should I use?
Here is the app, ...
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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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disabling the zoom in functionality on an iPad due to fixed navigational elements
I have an iPad-specific website which has had the "zoom-in" feature disabled on it as I have horizontal and vertical fixed navigational elements that I do not want to go out of view.
I would like to ...
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iPad full screen in landscape mode - which side to put on my controls panel?
I have an app which helps the user to design a full screen sized postcard. The result is exactly what the user sees on the screen.
Because a lot of users scan things in an F pattern, I assume that ...
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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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When designing a responsive layout is it right to assume the iPad layout will be the same as the desktop?
When designing responsive layouts I tend to do 2 sets of wireframes. I design for both mobile and desktop and assume that the iPad will adopt the same layout as the desktop due to size. ( this is if ...
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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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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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Should I ask users to confirm before making a purchase with a fictional currency?
I'm creating an iPad application where the user can purchase fictional currency in bulk and the fictional currency is used to purchase items in the app.
My current design for purchase is similar to ...
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Two panel multi select on mobile
I'm trying to develop a system where users can add financial symbols to activities, almost as you would tags to a blog post. The user should be able to easily add or remove symbols. They can add as ...
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Swipe direction for read document on iPad
Is there any recommendation about the direction of swipe for an app that allow user to read PDF documents? I mean if I have to chose is better the up/down or the left/right swipe?
In my own ...
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Menu tray + Back button on mobile: any reason why this shouldn't work?
I am trying to understand if there is any issue linked to the presence on the same interface of a menu-tray icon (top nav-bar) and a back button.
This design will affect both iPad and iPhone.
Is ...
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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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Showing error in different pane in ipad app
I have lot of panes (5 - 6) in a iPad app. Each pane depends on a different web service from different URLs.
What is the best way to show an error in one pane if the corresponding web service is not ...
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Where should ads be in iOS App?
I am finishing my iOS Application which includes Ads. In iOS Apple recommend developers to put Ads in the bottom or top of the Window (View). Does the Cash the developers create change if you put the ...
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Constraining user actions in Maps API
I have an app which highly depends on maps. Should I allow the user to zoom in, pinch, and other things or should constraint it to only the current location.
My application tracks the users location ...
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iPad Calculator App Portrait Only?
I am making a calculator app for the iPad. I would like to know if it would be acceptable to most users (the golden 80% rule) for the calculator to be locked in portrait.
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What is the preferred way to toggle fullscreen vs fullscreen with panels on iPhone/iPad?
I have a full screen iPad app that deals with graphics. The user has full screen as canvas, with extra controls added along the bottom and right side of the screen.
I'm looking for an intuitive way ...
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iPad Nav Strategies for presenting deeper levels
Does anyone have examples or suggestions of iPad/tablet interfaces that present more than a couple of levels of content? I'm struggling with how to properly present this information without either 2 ...
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Pan/zoom/select in multitouch
I'm currently working on creating a tablet-compatible version of an application. First off, I know that the worst thing to do is to try and shoe-horn in a bad implementation of multi-touch into an ...
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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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Migrating a Tab Bar iPhone app to iPad
I have an iPhone app whose overall UI is designed like this:
That is, a tab bar and different app perspectives within each tab item, and you can navigate to different views from within a tab.
I ...
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Is it acceptable/good UX to use ios Segmented Control as a radio control?
I'm an ios developer by profession and was told of by a UX Architect for suggesting the use of the ios Segmented Control as a group of radio buttons.
We have to present a mutually exclusive choice ...
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How do I display large amount of table data on iPad?
On our windows product we display large searchable grids, with a large number of columns that can be reordered, sorted, and filtered. This is a fairly common method on Windows (explorer for instance) ...
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Are there any recent studies about tablet users behaviours and trends? [closed]
I am looking at studies about iPad and Android tablet behaviours and habits. Are there any difference between iPad and Android tablet users?
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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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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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Can I use a single layout for both an iPad App and a Web App?
I am creating an iPad App for my business. Can I use the same skeleton for a web app (with a width of less than 1024)? I see many web apps which look like iPad Apps, so that a single layout can be ...
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Making clicks meaningful on iPad
As a web designer building a shopping cart for the iPad, I find the lack of down and click states difficult.
What's a good way without raising a confirmation pop up or something terrible and ugly to ...
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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 ...
