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02/20/11 06:01 PM (15 years ago)

1.5 minor bug: Menu List, Menu Item with Indicator type Details Indicator the arrow button is un-clickable

Minor bug: In a v1.5 Menu List, a Menu Item with an indicator type setting Details Indicator displays a blue and white arrow button rather than the default 'greater than' arrow. I've found that you can't actually click on the blue and white arrow button as expected. You can click on the menu item anywhere else, except the arrow. Only the arrow is un-clickable, but I would think it should be. In fact, clicking it will cause the arrow to darken as if it's sensing the click, but no action occurs otherwise.
 
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02/20/11 10:18 PM (15 years ago)
Hmm... the intention was that tapping the indicator (arrow, blue or gray) would do the same thing as tapping the menu item? Checking... easy to adjust either way.
 
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02/20/11 10:30 PM (15 years ago)
Fixed.
 
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02/21/11 08:12 AM (15 years ago)
Thanks.
 
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02/21/11 07:41 PM (15 years ago)
So, I got to thinking about this... I was wondering what were the different purposes of the regular default arrow (the greater than sign) versus the Details Indicator (the blue/white button arrow). Surely there is a purposeful difference, and I'm sure there is some detail apple user interface document about it. Rather than looking that up, I just started checking out my iPhone and I realized quickly what it was all about, just looking at the phone app. So the Details Indicator can and should serve a different purpose than clicking on the line. For example, in your phone favorites list, clicking on the list item (the contact's name) initiates a call. But clicking the Details Indicator next to it serves the separate function of accessing the contact information for that contact. Got it now. So, perhaps in the future we'll see buzztouch allow a secondary function accessible from a Details Indicator, separate from the menu item action itself. Just wanted to follow up on this in case other people were wondering if there was a reason for the two different types of arrows.
 
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02/21/11 07:51 PM (15 years ago)
Yup, you figured it out exactly! The intention is that tapping the Details Disclosure arrow produces a different action than the standard Chevron (fancy work for arrow). Not sure where we're headed on this one, other phones (Android, etc) have difference expected behaviors. Not a biggie at this point but does make sense to allow for a wee-bit more flexibility.
 

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