#6877 NORM Never A: Ring view / List view split in the new interface breaks expected behavior

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#6877: Ring view / List view split in the new interface breaks expected behavior
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  Reporter:  tdoggette         |       Owner:  Eben                              
      Type:  defect            |      Status:  new                               
  Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Never Assigned                    
 Component:  interface-design  |     Version:  Development build as of this date 
Resolution:                    |    Keywords:  frame, ring, list sugar-love, keys
  Verified:  0                 |    Blocking:                                    
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Comment(by Eben):

 Replying to [ticket:6877 tdoggette]:
 > With the new split between the ring interface and the list interface in
 the new interface, problems arise. I prefer to use the ring, as it is more
 intuitive and friendly, but sometimes I need to open an activity in the
 list view. After I do so, the button on the frame and the keyboard that
 normally takes me to the ring (the one with the icon on it that looks like
 the ring) takes me to the list. To get back to where I was, there's
 another action to take to get out. This introduces frustration and
 confusion.

 This is an interesting observation, since we actually designed it just as
 you describe on purpose.  The hopefully evident distinction here is that
 the button on the keyboard and frame takes one to the Home ''level'',
 which has two alternate ''views''.  In other words, the ring and the list
 are both ways to look at Home.  In the future, the other zoom levels will
 also have list views (and potentially others).

 The logic for retaining the view is that some way wish to use the ring
 view most of the time, while others might prefer to use the list view all
 the time.  Additionally, it might be that some wish to use the ring view
 in Home, but the list view in the Neighborhood, and so on.  This was our
 reason for choosing to make the views contextual to each level, instead of
 global, and why we chose to retain the settings when leaving and
 returning.

 > Perhaps the list could go away after something has been selected from
 it? Maybe there's another solution.

 One potential feature which might make this less of an issue is the search
 field within the toolbar when in the ring view of the Home level.  In our
 designs, this will eventually serve as a launcher, allowing one to type
 the first few characters of an activity they use infrequently to locate
 and start it, without having to manually switch to the list.

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