Maemo Summit 2009 - Amsterdam Issues on adapting Maemo 4 applications to Maemo 5 Aniello Del Sorbo Software Developer Orbis Technology (UK, London)

Issues on adapting Maemo 4 applications to Maemo 5

Aniello Del Sorbo

Software Developer

Orbis Technology (UK, London)

Xournal Note-taking application for Linux Desktop Use stylus to write notes PDF annotations Exports to PDF

Note-taking application for Linux Desktop

Use stylus to write notes

PDF annotations

Exports to PDF

Xournal for Maemo < 5 Previous Hildon UI kept many desktop like concepts Very few finger friendly widgets Designed around stylus Desktop style, definitely not finger friendly,menus

Previous Hildon UI kept many desktop like concepts

Very few finger friendly widgets

Designed around stylus

Desktop style, definitely not finger friendly,menus

Xournal on Maemo 5 New Hildon concepts: Landscape Whole UI designed around finger-friendliness Bigger UI elements means much less space Less space means new concepts; mainly: Menus Bigger buttons

New Hildon concepts:

Landscape

Whole UI designed around finger-friendliness

Bigger UI elements means much less space

Less space means new concepts; mainly:

Menus

Bigger buttons

Xournal on Maemo 5 Bigger issues: Reorganize the elements layout Design landscape UI

Bigger issues:

Reorganize the elements layout

Design landscape UI

Thanks Keep in mind that Harmattan(Maemo 6) is around the corner Thank you for listening References: Redesigning from Maemo 4 to Maemo 5 on maemo.org/development Questions?

Keep in mind that Harmattan(Maemo 6) is around the corner

Thank you for listening

References: Redesigning from Maemo 4 to Maemo 5

on maemo.org/development

Questions?