jepherberich
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I just got this in my email today, and I haven't found a thread that has this information yet; I thought it would be worth sharing to the Esato community, especially those who do not subscribe to the Developer Newsletter. Mods: If a thread has already been opened, I wouldn't mind being referred to that thread instead. Thank you.
June 20, 2007
New three soft key layout for K850, W910 and Z750 phones
The new Sony Ericsson K850, W910 and Z750 Java™ Platform 8 (JP-8) phones introduce a new three soft key layout. This change affects how Java ME applications and games interact with the phone, and therefore the end-user experience, and here you'll find an overview of the two layouts and ten of the most common use cases when an application displays command labels.
Comparison of two soft key and three soft key layouts
Previous Sony Ericsson mobile phones have a two soft key layout. The left soft key should be used for the "most likely action", i.e. what the end-user usually wants to do. Additional actions or commands should be handled by the right soft key. In addition to these keys, the phones have a designated key for back action called the physical back key.
The K850, W910, Z750 and subsequent JP-8 phones will use a three soft key layout: left soft key, middle soft key and right soft key. These phones also include the new "Send" and "End" keys where pressing the "End" key prompts the end-user to end or minimize the application (a direct response now with no long press on the physical back key as before). The physical back key has been removed. The middle soft key should now be used for the "most likely action" and the right soft key for the back action. Other actions or commands will be handled with the left soft key.
Full account here
So it doesn't look like ALL new non-UIQ SE's will use this new layout (only K850, W910 and Z750), and the lower mid-rang to low-range phones will keep the older convention, more akin to Ericssons'. Which one do you prefer?
I personally think this new system is more efficient, albeit more than ever, NOKIA-like
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Posted: 2007-06-27 05:21
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