Comments on: iPhone UI ain’t perfect http://johnwilker.com/2008/09/iphone-ui-aint-perfect/ John Wilker: Community, Code, Randomness Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: peng http://johnwilker.com/2008/09/iphone-ui-aint-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 peng Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:06 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/iPhone-UI-aint-perfect#comment-1075 Dear John, Does it really hurt so much to put those icons on say, the 5th page of your iPhone desktop? That's where I hide all the apps I don't want to use. Stop stressing yourself out like this! Regards, Peng :) Dear John,
Does it really hurt so much to put those icons on say, the 5th page of your iPhone desktop? That's where I hide all the apps I don't want to use. Stop stressing yourself out like this!

Regards,
Peng :)

]]> By: John Wilker http://johnwilker.com/2008/09/iphone-ui-aint-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-1081 John Wilker Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:06 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/iPhone-UI-aint-perfect#comment-1081 @Chris, hey Tip calc is useful! LOL Yeah even a system setting to hide, would be nice. And yeah I have 5 accounts that funnel into my iPhone, makes for a big unread count. I wish the Mail app was like a blrackberry. The read status from the system would come over so it would mark as read once I read it on my computer. or move it once I've moved it or labeled it. Kinda sucks @Chris,

hey Tip calc is useful! LOL

Yeah even a system setting to hide, would be nice.

And yeah I have 5 accounts that funnel into my iPhone, makes for a big unread count. I wish the Mail app was like a blrackberry. The read status from the system would come over so it would mark as read once I read it on my computer. or move it once I've moved it or labeled it. Kinda sucks

]]> By: peng http://johnwilker.com/2008/09/iphone-ui-aint-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-1087 peng Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:06 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/iPhone-UI-aint-perfect#comment-1087 You have a point. What bugs me even more is that you can't rearrange them in iTunes. Neither does iTunes store the settings, so they end up getting all jumbled up everytime I do an OS update. That said, you got some cool app installed, will have to check 'em out myself. You have a point. What bugs me even more is that you can't rearrange them in iTunes. Neither does iTunes store the settings, so they end up getting all jumbled up everytime I do an OS update. That said, you got some cool app installed, will have to check 'em out myself.

]]> By: John Wilker http://johnwilker.com/2008/09/iphone-ui-aint-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 John Wilker Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:06 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/iPhone-UI-aint-perfect#comment-1089 @peng, Shot answer, no. That's where I currently put them. But it begs the question. Why can't I just not have them? If there's no use for them, why have them? Why force me to keep them? @peng,

Shot answer, no. That's where I currently put them. But it begs the question. Why can't I just not have them? If there's no use for them, why have them? Why force me to keep them?

]]> By: John Wilker http://johnwilker.com/2008/09/iphone-ui-aint-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-246 John Wilker Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/iPhone-UI-aint-perfect#comment-246 @Chris, hey Tip calc is useful! LOL Yeah even a system setting to hide, would be nice. And yeah I have 5 accounts that funnel into my iPhone, makes for a big unread count. I wish the Mail app was like a blrackberry. The read status from the system would come over so it would mark as read once I read it on my computer. or move it once I've moved it or labeled it. Kinda sucks @Chris,

hey Tip calc is useful! LOL

Yeah even a system setting to hide, would be nice.

And yeah I have 5 accounts that funnel into my iPhone, makes for a big unread count. I wish the Mail app was like a blrackberry. The read status from the system would come over so it would mark as read once I read it on my computer. or move it once I’ve moved it or labeled it. Kinda sucks

]]> By: Chris Rebstock http://johnwilker.com/2008/09/iphone-ui-aint-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Chris Rebstock Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/iPhone-UI-aint-perfect#comment-245 I think whats happening is that people get so psyched about this application install ability that they fill their phone up with a bunch of crazy useless stuff. Then their desktop is simply filled to the brim with apps they may only open once in a blue moon (tip calculator anyone?). I think if you trim the fat, you may not find those extra icons so annoying. As an aside, it would be really nice if the settings app had a new section where you could disable system apps. Once disabled they would be invisible, but once re-enabled they would pop up again. By the way, looks like you (or someone else) needs to read some email. I think whats happening is that people get so psyched about this application install ability that they fill their phone up with a bunch of crazy useless stuff. Then their desktop is simply filled to the brim with apps they may only open once in a blue moon (tip calculator anyone?). I think if you trim the fat, you may not find those extra icons so annoying.

As an aside, it would be really nice if the settings app had a new section where you could disable system apps. Once disabled they would be invisible, but once re-enabled they would pop up again.

By the way, looks like you (or someone else) needs to read some email.

]]> By: peng http://johnwilker.com/2008/09/iphone-ui-aint-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-244 peng Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/iPhone-UI-aint-perfect#comment-244 You have a point. What bugs me even more is that you can't rearrange them in iTunes. Neither does iTunes store the settings, so they end up getting all jumbled up everytime I do an OS update. That said, you got some cool app installed, will have to check 'em out myself. You have a point. What bugs me even more is that you can’t rearrange them in iTunes. Neither does iTunes store the settings, so they end up getting all jumbled up everytime I do an OS update. That said, you got some cool app installed, will have to check ‘em out myself.

]]> By: John Wilker http://johnwilker.com/2008/09/iphone-ui-aint-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-243 John Wilker Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/iPhone-UI-aint-perfect#comment-243 @peng, Shot answer, no. That's where I currently put them. But it begs the question. Why can't I just not have them? If there's no use for them, why have them? Why force me to keep them? @peng,

Shot answer, no. That’s where I currently put them. But it begs the question. Why can’t I just not have them? If there’s no use for them, why have them? Why force me to keep them?

]]> By: peng http://johnwilker.com/2008/09/iphone-ui-aint-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-242 peng Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/iPhone-UI-aint-perfect#comment-242 Dear John, Does it really hurt so much to put those icons on say, the 5th page of your iPhone desktop? That's where I hide all the apps I don't want to use. Stop stressing yourself out like this! Regards, Peng :) Dear John,
Does it really hurt so much to put those icons on say, the 5th page of your iPhone desktop? That’s where I hide all the apps I don’t want to use. Stop stressing yourself out like this!

Regards,
Peng :)

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