Comments on: Top 10 mistakes in the Apple iPhone interface http://rake.sh/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-mistakes-in-the-apple-iphone-interface/ Rakesh\ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:36:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rakesh http://rake.sh/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-mistakes-in-the-apple-iphone-interface/comment-page-2/#comment-2559 Rakesh Sat, 24 May 2008 08:25:16 +0000 http://rake.sh/blog/?p=265#comment-2559 Rakesh, Good constructive criticism. It's a shame that it is not seen as such by some folks. -Rakesh (Yup, that's my name too) Rakesh,

Good constructive criticism. It’s a shame that it is not seen as such by some folks.

-Rakesh (Yup, that’s my name too)

]]> By: » iPhone Interest Still Going Strong http://rake.sh/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-mistakes-in-the-apple-iphone-interface/comment-page-2/#comment-992 » iPhone Interest Still Going Strong Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:43:25 +0000 http://rake.sh/blog/?p=265#comment-992 [...] Mistakes in the iPhone Interface. Rakesh writes “I love the iPhone. It ’s here to stay as my primary cell phone. But I’ve come across a bunch of things that make me think Apple rushed at the end to get this thing out there. Here’s my list of the top 10 mistakes Apple made with the iPhone interface.” [...] [...] Mistakes in the iPhone Interface. Rakesh writes “I love the iPhone. It ’s here to stay as my primary cell phone. But I’ve come across a bunch of things that make me think Apple rushed at the end to get this thing out there. Here’s my list of the top 10 mistakes Apple made with the iPhone interface.” [...]

]]> By: Albert Ayala http://rake.sh/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-mistakes-in-the-apple-iphone-interface/comment-page-2/#comment-990 Albert Ayala Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:13:15 +0000 http://rake.sh/blog/?p=265#comment-990 How do you turn off predictive text? I write most email and text messages in Filipino and predictive text substitutes every other word with something else. It's so annoying. How do you turn off predictive text? I write most email and text messages in Filipino and predictive text substitutes every other word with something else. It’s so annoying.

]]> By: Jim http://rake.sh/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-mistakes-in-the-apple-iphone-interface/comment-page-2/#comment-989 Jim Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:10:08 +0000 http://rake.sh/blog/?p=265#comment-989 Congratulations on getting picked up on BBspot today... http://www.bbspot.com/News/BBloopers/2007/08/2889.php?from=rss Congratulations on getting picked up on BBspot today…

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]]> By: Andy Wong http://rake.sh/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-mistakes-in-the-apple-iphone-interface/comment-page-2/#comment-988 Andy Wong Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:26:56 +0000 http://rake.sh/blog/?p=265#comment-988 Do you type on iPhone with ten fingers? Is it necessary to simulate QWERTY keyboard layout on virtual keyboard? I suppose both answers are NO. The big space bar is just a waste of space. You don't use your left and right thumbs to press the space bar. It can be just a small button, giving space a few frequently used characters like dot and comma etc. With such refinement, around 6 more buttons can be added, though more is not necessarily better. I am pretty there are enough statistic data to assist better virtual keyboard layout design, picking right candidates of characters for extra buttons good for speeding SMS and Email content, in different languages. Do you type on iPhone with ten fingers? Is it necessary to simulate QWERTY keyboard layout on virtual keyboard? I suppose both answers are NO.

The big space bar is just a waste of space.

You don’t use your left and right thumbs to press the space bar. It can be just a small button, giving space a few frequently used characters like dot and comma etc. With such refinement, around 6 more buttons can be added, though more is not necessarily better. I am pretty there are enough statistic data to assist better virtual keyboard layout design, picking right candidates of characters for extra buttons good for speeding SMS and Email content, in different languages.

]]> By: kirkjerk http://rake.sh/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-mistakes-in-the-apple-iphone-interface/comment-page-2/#comment-918 kirkjerk Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:32:39 +0000 http://rake.sh/blog/?p=265#comment-918 Oops, someone already pointed out the "second tuesday" issue. I for one HATE HATE HATE the predictive text feature. Its miss rate is too high and its hit rate too low for me to use it. I mean, sometimes I want to type "w/" for with. It gets auto-"corrected" to "a/" Screw that noise. Firefox-style spelling correction is much more clean. Oops, someone already pointed out the “second tuesday” issue.

I for one HATE HATE HATE the predictive text feature. Its miss rate is too high and its hit rate too low for me to use it.

I mean, sometimes I want to type “w/” for with.
It gets auto-”corrected” to “a/”
Screw that noise. Firefox-style spelling correction is much more clean.

]]> By: kirkjerk http://rake.sh/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-mistakes-in-the-apple-iphone-interface/comment-page-2/#comment-917 kirkjerk Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:25:40 +0000 http://rake.sh/blog/?p=265#comment-917 Good to know Irv!!! Thanks! Most of the ten I agree with, though some seem petty, but here's a HUGE one: ***iCal doesn't do "second tuesday of every month" type repetition!!!*** (AFAIK) What the heck, Palm has had this right for years. I mean, who does the same numeric day of every month, except for "the first" and maybe "the 15th" as a rounded off middle... Good to know Irv!!! Thanks!

Most of the ten I agree with, though some seem petty,
but here’s a HUGE one:
***iCal doesn’t do “second tuesday of every month” type repetition!!!***
(AFAIK)
What the heck, Palm has had this right for years. I mean, who does the same numeric day of every month, except for “the first” and maybe “the 15th” as a rounded off middle…

]]> By: Liz http://rake.sh/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-mistakes-in-the-apple-iphone-interface/comment-page-2/#comment-986 Liz Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:40:20 +0000 http://rake.sh/blog/?p=265#comment-986 Big deal. The biggest thing is the contacts search. Well just looks for god's sake. Really if you've got an iPhone you shouldn't be complaining about such minute details. Big deal. The biggest thing is the contacts search. Well just looks for god’s sake. Really if you’ve got an iPhone you shouldn’t be complaining about such minute details.

]]> By: chumpu http://rake.sh/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-mistakes-in-the-apple-iphone-interface/comment-page-2/#comment-985 chumpu Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:19:16 +0000 http://rake.sh/blog/?p=265#comment-985 You should be guilt ridden. do you know how many people live on less than 1 dollar a day? you and your IPHONE. I think the number one thing wrong with the iphone is that IT EXISTS. You shouldnt be spending your dollars on an IPHONE, but on a subscription to ode magazine! BAH! You should be guilt ridden. do you know how many people live on less than 1 dollar a day? you and your IPHONE. I think the number one thing wrong with the iphone is that IT EXISTS. You shouldnt be spending your dollars on an IPHONE, but on a subscription to ode magazine! BAH!

]]> By: David http://rake.sh/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-mistakes-in-the-apple-iphone-interface/comment-page-2/#comment-916 David Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:42:44 +0000 http://rake.sh/blog/?p=265#comment-916 I agree that there are, surprisingly, volume issues. This seems to be the most basic problem in need of improvement. The other two biggies for me are 1) that you cannot have multiple text message recipients and 2) the inability to type in landscape mode for all applications (it is much easier.) I agree that there are, surprisingly, volume issues. This seems to be the most basic problem in need of improvement. The other two biggies for me are 1) that you cannot have multiple text message recipients and 2) the inability to type in landscape mode for all applications (it is much easier.)

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