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A multiasking concept for Windows 8

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02/06/2011

Metro UI, Windows 8

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I have one of the same concerns about Windows 8 as Long Zheng and that is with the multitasking UI for the immersive UX on Windows 8. In the demo a user just swipes from the left to go back through a chorological list of open applications, this requires a user to remember the order of apps and if they are swiping quickly and miss the app they want then they have to go through the entire list again which I imagine could get quite long.

Therefore, I have quickly cobbled together a concept that might require more steps by the user to get back to the last app but should be quicker and easier to navigate through the recently used apps. It would be accessible in the same way that moving back through the list of open apps is, by swiping on the left of the screen. It could also allow a user to scroll up and down vertically if they have many apps open.

I have a few more thoughts on Windows 8.

What do you think about the concept?

http://mymicrosoftlife.com/2011/06/02/at-first-glance-windows-8-is-close-but-not-quite-perfect/ My Microsoft Life » At first glance Windows 8 is close, but not quite perfect

[...] have already put together another concept for a better way for multitasking to be performed in the immersive UI and I have shared my thoughts on Windows [...]
http://profiles.google.com/iggybibi bassel mabsout

your idea works its just like when he previewed the tabs of ie 10 he slid down from the top of the tablet and down came a list of previews of open tabs , now that would be a better way to multitask wouldn’t it?
http://mymicrosoftlife.com/2011/09/15/minor-changes-for-windows-8/ My Microsoft Life » Minor changes for Windows 8

[...] First up is an idea I have already shared once before, long before I even got to use Windows 8 and that is to provide a better multitasking UI for the Metro UI. Currently its very much a “hit and hope” exercise when swiping from the left to navigate through the currently open apps as it becomes difficult to remember the order that the apps are open. I’ve created a mock up of what I think would be a better UI for multitasking that brings a bar on the screen when swiping from the left that shows a preview and name of all the running apps. [...]

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