About

Plasma UX improvement is a student project undertaken by a group from The Norwegian School of Information Technology in Oslo, Norway. The project is organized as a part-time internship at Nokia Qt Development Frameworks in Oslo. The project started in January 2012 and will finish in mid May 2012.

Goal

The goal of the project is to analyze the Plasma Active User Interface, identify elements with potential for improvement, and create prototypes of alternative solutions with the goal of improving user experience.

Areas of Focus

The project has chosen to focus on some key elements of the interface. The elements chosen are all central ones which most users will interact with frequently. Suggestions for improvements are based modern theories of user interface design for touch devices.

Browser

Touch response from interface elements
Set-up based on Activity
Icon conventions
Touch scroll and zoom

Virtual keyboard

Keyboard placement
Keyboard movement
Touch-friendly keys
Remapping symbols

Peek&Launch

Drag and snap functionality
Tap and double-tap function

Activity Selection

Opening adjustments
Size of activity area
Tap to open

Note: This page will be updates as work progresses, and code will be made available (of course).