Comments on: NewsGator Go! Trying to Behave Nicely http://www.standingmobile.com/newsgator-go-trying-to-behave-nicley/ ...Standing Mobile Cuz I Can't Sit Still Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:56:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Clarke http://www.standingmobile.com/newsgator-go-trying-to-behave-nicley/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Jason Clarke Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:15:38 +0000 http://www.standingmobile.com/newsgator-go-trying-to-behave-nicley/#comment-58 I've done a little thinking about it, and I would suggest not to be shy about using the other hardware buttons on the Pocket PC. While I think it's admirable that you're trying to do all navigation with the D-pad and action button, I think maybe for something as involved as a reader, it might be worthwhile to move some of the functions, like marking a post unread or clipping posts to buttons that are not on the D-pad, and using the D-pad solely for navigation. Just a thought. I’ve done a little thinking about it, and I would suggest not to be shy about using the other hardware buttons on the Pocket PC. While I think it’s admirable that you’re trying to do all navigation with the D-pad and action button, I think maybe for something as involved as a reader, it might be worthwhile to move some of the functions, like marking a post unread or clipping posts to buttons that are not on the D-pad, and using the D-pad solely for navigation. Just a thought.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.standingmobile.com/newsgator-go-trying-to-behave-nicley/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Kevin Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:29:48 +0000 http://www.standingmobile.com/newsgator-go-trying-to-behave-nicley/#comment-39 Thanks for the beta test offering... I will definitely be hitting you up when the next beta is ready to roll. I look forward to your feedback and ideas. Thanks for the beta test offering… I will definitely be hitting you up when the next beta is ready to roll. I look forward to your feedback and ideas.

]]> By: Jason Clarke http://www.standingmobile.com/newsgator-go-trying-to-behave-nicley/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Jason Clarke Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:57:32 +0000 http://www.standingmobile.com/newsgator-go-trying-to-behave-nicley/#comment-38 Wow, what more could a user ask for? Thanks for your rapid response! You have my email address via this comment form. If you're interested in having someone test beta or even experimental builds, please let me know. I'm a bit of a nut for this type of stuff, and spent two years as a software tester until I couldn't take it any longer... ;-) Just to make sure it's clear, I'm really enjoying what you've got going here. My comments should be taken as purely constructive! Wow, what more could a user ask for? Thanks for your rapid response!

You have my email address via this comment form. If you’re interested in having someone test beta or even experimental builds, please let me know. I’m a bit of a nut for this type of stuff, and spent two years as a software tester until I couldn’t take it any longer… ;-)

Just to make sure it’s clear, I’m really enjoying what you’ve got going here. My comments should be taken as purely constructive!

]]> By: Kevin http://www.standingmobile.com/newsgator-go-trying-to-behave-nicley/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Kevin Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:59:01 +0000 http://www.standingmobile.com/newsgator-go-trying-to-behave-nicley/#comment-37 Hey Jason, I currently am using third party services to do the transcoding (Skweezer and Google) so I have no control over whether or not there is a mobile version of the site... wish I could figure it our programmatically. That would be ideal. I am definitely always striving to make the workflow and user experience better. Having to pull out the stylus on a PPC w/o a keyboard is definitely no acceptable. I will do my best to make this right (I’ll see how other apps handle this) and as always would love to get user input on this. As far as the fonts looking bad goes… I will look into this as well and promise to make that better in V 1.1 as well! Hey Jason, I currently am using third party services to do the transcoding (Skweezer and Google) so I have no control over whether or not there is a mobile version of the site… wish I could figure it our programmatically. That would be ideal.

I am definitely always striving to make the workflow and user experience better. Having to pull out the stylus on a PPC w/o a keyboard is definitely no acceptable. I will do my best to make this right (I’ll see how other apps handle this) and as always would love to get user input on this.

As far as the fonts looking bad goes… I will look into this as well and promise to make that better in V 1.1 as well!

]]> By: Jason Clarke http://www.standingmobile.com/newsgator-go-trying-to-behave-nicley/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Jason Clarke Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:28:54 +0000 http://www.standingmobile.com/newsgator-go-trying-to-behave-nicley/#comment-36 The proposed changes look like a great way to handle feed formatting. Is there any way to know programattically whether you're being directed to a mobile version of a site? If so, it'd be cool if NewsGator Go! attempted to figure that out for me. On the subject of enhancements, I was wondering if you have anything in mind regarding one-handed operation for pure Pocket PC devices (the ones without a keyboard). On my Dell Axim X50v, I find that I can drill down into feeds and read the feeds in a given folder with one hand, but I need to take out the stylus to click OK to get back to the feed list. This really slows down my reading. It would be great to have the ability to get back to the feed list, or simply plow ahead to the next feed with unread items. Also, I'm not certain why, but NewsGator Go! seems to render text differently than my other Pocket PC applications. My device is a VGA (640x480) device, and in the regular mode the text in Go! looks aliased and muddy. If I force it into true VGA mode, the text looks better, but is extremely small and does not respect the operating system font size settings. Is there a reason for this? You guys have nailed the synchronization, and for that I am in love with Go!. If the two nits I mentioned above were handled in the next version, I'd be singing your praises from the treetops! :-) The proposed changes look like a great way to handle feed formatting. Is there any way to know programattically whether you’re being directed to a mobile version of a site? If so, it’d be cool if NewsGator Go! attempted to figure that out for me.

On the subject of enhancements, I was wondering if you have anything in mind regarding one-handed operation for pure Pocket PC devices (the ones without a keyboard). On my Dell Axim X50v, I find that I can drill down into feeds and read the feeds in a given folder with one hand, but I need to take out the stylus to click OK to get back to the feed list. This really slows down my reading. It would be great to have the ability to get back to the feed list, or simply plow ahead to the next feed with unread items.

Also, I’m not certain why, but NewsGator Go! seems to render text differently than my other Pocket PC applications. My device is a VGA (640×480) device, and in the regular mode the text in Go! looks aliased and muddy. If I force it into true VGA mode, the text looks better, but is extremely small and does not respect the operating system font size settings. Is there a reason for this?

You guys have nailed the synchronization, and for that I am in love with Go!. If the two nits I mentioned above were handled in the next version, I’d be singing your praises from the treetops! :-)

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