The Qtopia Launcher allows you to start installed Applications, Games, and Settings. It allows you to manage your documents. The launcher has a taskbar which shows current running programs and allows switching between them. The taskbar supports three plugin types: input methods, taskbar applets, and menu applets (also called accessories). The Launcher is also responsible for a number of system-level operations.
Status: RT
The user clicks on the Text Editor to create a new text document (or to edit an existing text document).
The user looks at available games and chooses one to play.
The user changes the way the device looks, feels, and operates by using the Settings programs.
The user clicks on a text document to edit it.
The user looks at all documents of a certain type (such as images), or looks at all documents in a certain category (such as Business).
The user selects a document and beams it to a friend.
The user is familiar with desktop computer systems where a menu is used for starting applications. A familiar interface is available in Qtopia (the Q menu).
The user installs software that appears as an item in the Q menu, for invoking occasional actions.
The user chooses Handwriting Recognition for most text input, but switches to the more traditional Keyboard input method when using the Terminal.
Bob is writing an email about an upcoming event. Without quitting the Email application, he starts the Calendar, views the event, and easily switches back and forth between the two applications while writing the email.
Betty installs a game she downloaded off the Internet. When she scores more than 99999 points, the game freezes and stops responding to all input. The system informs her that the program is not responding and she chooses to terminate the game.
The user installs various applets that show the current time, the state of the network, battery level, and inserted media cards. The small displays also provide minor interactions such as setting an alarm clock, starting/stopping the network, getting more detailed information, and ejecting cards.
The user installs various applets that provide quick access to frequently used operations such as cut and paste, backlight adjustment, and volume control.
The user is storing his device for an extremely long period. To prevent system corruption when the battery eventually drains, he shuts down the device.
The touchpanel on some devices may "drift" over time, or in different environmental conditions. The user then "recalibrates" the display.