[Tickets #11165] Re: Default view for IMP smartmobile view

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/11165
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  Ticket             | 11165
  Updated By         | Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>
  Summary            | Default view for IMP smartmobile view
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | Git master
  Type               | Enhancement
  State              | Feedback
  Priority           | 2. Medium
  Milestone          | 6
  Patch              |
-Owners             |
+Owners             | Horde Developers, Jan Schneider, Michael Slusarz
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Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> (2012-04-27 17:59) wrote:

I'm not sure if that is a good idea. Actually I think it is not. I'm  
Android-biased so maybe some iPhone users may chime in. But for me the  
navigation inside smartphone is really page based, with a fixed order  
and hierarchy of pages where you navigate from left to the right, from  
broad to more detailed. The only navigation order that makes sense to  
me (and that is used at least by all Android email apps that I know)  
is from Applications, to Folders, to Mailbox, to Message.
I *could* be convinced to go directly to the Inbox when entering IMP  
the first time, as long as this is the user's preference and the back  
button (both top-left and browser button) still go back to the folder  
list. Though that still feels like skipping some page, which it  
actually is in this case.

Regarding the link to the application page, this should *not* be the  
top-left button, as this is the back button in JQM interface flow.  
Since we only have one always visible navigation bar and we need the  
log out button too, I'm not sure where else to add the application  
link. The action bar at the bottom doesn't make any sense to me  
either. I personally haven't missed such a button yet either, though I  
have to admit that I only use the JQM interface for "one-shot" quick  
access to single data objects, rather than browsing and productively  
using all applications.