iPad App Preview
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Since the January 27 announcement of Apple’s iPad, I’ve been devoting as much time as possible to writing my first app. Today I thought I’d give a bit of a preview as to what I have after my first 10 days of programming in my free time.
So here is the first screenshot of my (unnamed) photo editing app. Apple has introduced a new UI element called the popover for iPad as seen in their iWork demos, and it’s very well thought out. Popovers are somewhere between menus and HUDs. They pop up on certain actions and can contain lists like menus, but also more arbitrary controls like HUDs or inspectors. They seem extremely well suited to me as both a screen real-estate saving feature for a smaller screen, and as something easier to use with a finger than it would be with a mouse.
The only toolset I’m showing off today is the Luminance Adjustments popover. All the controls shown are implemented, but I’m not showing all implemented controls. To me, the curves editor is the single most important tool for photo processing, so it’s something I wanted to work on early in development.
Here’s the current layout of my hastily designed toolbar. Each of these opens a popover, but I expect the arrangement and set will change significantly in the coming weeks. You can feel free to guess what each will contain, I’m sure some are more obvious than others.