[IxDA Discuss] A quick question to iPhone users

[Josh Viney]

> On 7/23/07, Christina Li <uigarden at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Another question, when you are browsing the Internet on iPhone by your
> > fingers, would it be possible for you to accidentally 'click' a link on
> the
> > web page?


Yes! And it is relatively frustrating (albeit, still 100X better mobile web
browsing experience than any other I've tried).  For example:  browsing to
craigslist.org and attempting to select New York from the major cities list
is practically impossible.

Interestingly, I see the problem as a problem with the pages being browsed,
not the design of the device browsing them. Using the iPhone browser has
definitely made me more conscious of the relevancy of Fitt's Law.

- Oh and that brings up a question for the list:

Is there some kinda of "law" or "theory" or something formal sounding for
the idea that every interaction point in a view (web page an example of a
view) is competing for interaction with every other interaction point in a
view?

Because it can be damn difficult to sign out of some sites on the iPhone
when their designers put the sign out link too damn close to the Contact Us
link.

- Josh


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