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Turn off Adobe's chrome

Oct 7, 2011 12:17 PM

Boy I'd love to be able to turn off Adobe's built-in interface elements, or sometimes to use some but not all.

 

A truly flexible platform for building apps allows for a custom UI; when we were weighing Adobe vs. Woodwing, the most important thing Woodwing had going for it was the ability to turn the woodwing-ness of it off and build your own navigation.

 

Every Adobe app is identifiable as an adobe app; this is not a great thing for developers or users. The relatively large footprint of the Adobe chrome is also a big negative for me. Mostly, though, it's the inflexiblity here. Everything about DPS is pretty flexible, except this.

 

(Everyone else's suggestions are great -- buttons in MSOs is a limitation I'm hitting this very moment.)

 


David

1015 Views   8 Replies   Latest reply: ArcInteractive, Jan 20, 2012 5:46 PM
 
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  • Johannes Eckert
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    1. Johannes Eckert,
    Oct 7, 2011 12:59 PM   in reply to dbrown_44
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    yeah, I totally support that! the viewer interface does not help of you have

    your own ideas... but then, nested interactivity (and other things) are

    needed to create real user experiences.

    without that, we only add interactivity to horizontally and vertically

    aligned pages.

     

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  • johnbeardy
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    2. johnbeardy,
    Oct 8, 2011 10:52 AM   in reply to dbrown_44
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    I'd like the Adobe UI to be revealed only after a prolonged tap, not after a simple tap. For me this  should be a higher priority than options to suppress/change the UI elements, though I don't disagree with the idea.

     
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  • Graham Davis
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    3. Graham Davis,
    Oct 12, 2011 2:30 AM   in reply to johnbeardy
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    YES

    YES

    YES

    YES

    YES

    YES

    YES

    YES

    YES

    YES

     
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  • Peter Villevoye
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    4. Peter Villevoye,
    Oct 27, 2011 12:20 PM   in reply to dbrown_44
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    I think it takes time for developers and users to build a decent convention in this area. In the beginning of the web, a link was automatically blue and underlined. This helped and learned new users to easily find their way. But eventually users know it by heart now and they even don't mind if it looks different.

     

    Would it be wise to omit the solid interface already ? Should it be an option ? Could it be a guideline to follow, like: "You must offer some form of interface (temporarily, upon user-action, or permanently) to the following displays/panes..." ?

     
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  • mobly
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    5. mobly,
    Nov 1, 2011 8:31 AM   in reply to Peter Villevoye
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    I'm happy with the Chrome, but would very much like a long tap to bring up the navigation.

    I'm also happy with the fact that everyone recognises its a DPS app because it creates a consistent UI between apps

    Alistair

     
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  • David Cooke
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    6. David Cooke,
    Nov 3, 2011 12:24 PM   in reply to dbrown_44
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    I think the ideal would be to have some form of control panel that allows some user-control over these elements. Even if it's simply being able to supply our own png's to replace the various elements on screen in the same way we can pick our splash screens and viewer icons.

     
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  • Peter Villevoye
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    7. Peter Villevoye,
    Nov 4, 2011 2:38 AM   in reply to David Cooke
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    Theaking the chrome/interface is already part of the Enterprise Edition, so it's technically possible but commercially restricted to the proud owners of such a contract...

    http://www.adobe.com/products/digitalpublishingsuite/pricing/

     
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  • ArcInteractive
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    8. ArcInteractive,
    Jan 20, 2012 5:46 PM   in reply to Peter Villevoye
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    Let's be honest, even the Enterprise Editions don't allow you full customization. Simply the adding / editing of icons / disabling of this strip.

     

    If there's one thing about DPS that prevents me from renewing my annual Pro License, it'll be the lack of customization of the Chrome in the future. We really need the ability to make our apps completely unique visually. I'm surprised it hasn't been customizable from Day 1.

     
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