Talking about the design features Win8

Author: dengxuecui (Cui school board) miaotong (Tong Miao)

In October, a harvest season, Microsoft's next-generation operating system window8 unannounced, at the same time, our micro The Bo client team also took the last wave of the first wave of win8 applications, designed and launched the Tencent Weibo MS version. This article will combine the design process of Tencent Weibo MS version and the understanding of win8 system features, and talk about the application design of win8 operation platform.

The article is very long, please choose the valuable part to read, maybe you dare to read it …

This article index:

1. Windows8— Br>

2. System Features of Win8

3. Interactive Features of Win8

4. Visual Features of Win8-Metro Evolution

5. Tencent Weibo MS The first version of the design ideas

6. Win8 platform application design recommendations

First, Windows8 & mdash; re-concept

Keywords: post-PC era

"Windows8 The first paragraph of the guide begins with a statement: “More than two-thirds of PCs today are mobile devices, such as laptops, netbooks, and tablets. Almost every PC has the ability to connect wirelessly. Therefore, the design of win8 takes into account the mobile device and touch experience, and the more concerned is the user and application relationship, not the operating system itself. While retaining most of the basic features of Windows 7, the win8 system is designed to create a better touch experience and build a new good ecosystem.

If Apple completes the basic innovation of the PC era, then the emergence of win8 means the full migration of traditional PC. The strong impact of wireless touch products represented by ipad and iphone has made Microsoft realize that the PC battlefield has actually been completely transferred, and the win8 operating system is a re-conceived concept of Microsoft in this situation.

Second, Win8 system features

Win8 system has a lot of different general operating experience, here I took some features that better reflect its design philosophy, more detailed features It is not here.

Win as One

In win8 system, the program exists in the form of application, it has application market, users can purchase application service, people can't help but think, this is even more Like IOS, Android and other wireless areas, but the difference is that win8 tries to connect all the applications installed on the platform through the platform of the system, emphasizing the collaboration and sharing between applications, bringing complete and ecological users. The experience also makes every application in this ecosystem "Win as One".

1. Charms: System integration toolbars above any application

At any time, users can swipe left or hover over the right edge of the screen. To the right side of the screen, call out Charms. Charms is a hub-like system toolbar, where users can quickly search, share, set up and more.

2. Search: System-level integrated search for a more comprehensive search and information retrieval experience

Searchable queries are no longer limited to programs and files, almost all operating systems And the entire environment of the Internet. Users can not only query keywords in one app, but also quickly switch to other apps, or switch back and forth directly in several apps. Simplified user operations, without having to re-enter keywords, can get different aspects of search results directly under the new application.

3. Sharing: System level integration and sharing, making applications more open, information and content delivery without boundaries

Users can share any content directly to share at any time. In applications that support this content sharing, information is opened and accessible.

4. Snap to view: one screen dual-use, application coexistence

5. Dynamic reminder: everywhere, make information processing more timely and accurate

Win8 The dynamic reminder mechanism is mainly implemented in two ways: dynamic tile and system toast. In the start interface, you can set dynamic tiles to display the latest updates in each application in real time. At any time, your application can use the real-time toast to remind users of important information or application operations. Toast can be If the user actively slips away, the content of the new message can be directly displayed in the toast.

Avant-garde Touch Experience

Just recently, when asked what corporate users like the features of the Windows 8 operating system, Steve · Bower, who is at the helm of Microsoft I gave a very simple answer: touch, touch, touch!

Win8 pays great attention to the touch experience, excluding the basic touch operation, many of its key system operations rely on advanced gesture operations. Although it requires a certain learning cost, it is an operation that users can't learn, and it is true that it will bring a smoother and faster feeling to the overall experience. I personally appreciate it. In addition, through such advanced gesture settings, win8 allows the user's operation to be completely controlled only by touching the screen. The ipad also has similar gesture operations, but that is only as an auxiliary operation. Relatively speaking, win8 is more thorough, and at the same time It is also smoother and more convenient.

1. Semantic scaling

Win8's horizontal flow interface can be extended indefinitely, combined with its content-based design thinking, in many pages users have to face the long-long sliding navigation pressure, For example, the start interface of win8, in this interface, the system adds a step of advanced gesture operation, the user can pinch the current interface to a pure navigation view and perform a quick navigation jump. This view is actually two interfaces with the normal view. The application designer can design the style and operation of the view according to his own situation.

2. Application Switching

Win8 supports true multi-process management and is an immersive operating experience, so how to switch applications is a problem. Win8's solution is that the user can slide to the right through the edge on the left side, and can switch directly to the previous application. The whole process is very smooth and fast.

3. Select Operation

Win8's selection operation uses the advanced gestures selected from the drop-down menu. The selection operation can be performed directly on the default interface. No need for an edit state or setup. A multiple-choice box is more straightforward, but it also requires learning costs.

4. Close the program

Win8 does not return physical buttons, promotes the design concept of immersive experience, and also causes each application to not close or exit the button, then how to close an application What? You only need to swipe your finger from the top of the screen down to the lower half of the screen. With smooth animation, the app closes.

5. Multi-process management

Computer common sense

The user can slide a short distance to the right on the left side of the screen and then swipe back to call out the current process management.