Recommendations for arranging and sizing controls

To help you design screens for the nTouch 60 that will be as useful and effective as possible, we have devised a number of recommendations for controls.

Type of control

Recommendations

All controls

Arrange controls at least 16 pixels apart to avoid the user pressing the wrong control.

Button

Set the size to at least 87 (w) x 93 (h) to allow for a range of finger sizes and for a label to be displayed above the button.

Rotary control

This type of control is difficult to gesture using the touch screen. Wire the control to the global knob control or the knob control for one of the pages. Alternatively, use a separate up arrow button and a down arrow button to the user to increase or decrease the value.

Fader

This type of control is difficult to gesture using the touch screen. Wire the control to the global knob control or the knob control for one of the pages. Alternatively, use a separate up arrow button and a down arrow button to the user to increase or decrease the value.

If you are looking for more general recommendations for screen design, you can find information here: http://www.asktog.com/basics/firstPrinciples.html.

See also

Introduction

Compatibility with NWare 1.6.2a

Adding the nTouch 60 node

Understanding the layout of the device

Connecting NWare to the nTouch 60 unit

Using the knob controls to store values

Sizing the screen design area to match the physical display area