Re: [android-developers] Re: "lights out" mode PLUS menu soft key?

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 6:50 AM, Dianne Hackborn <hackbod@android.com> wrote:

Yes the menu button is deprecated.  The menu is now part of the ActionBar as described at http://developer.android.com/design/patterns/actionbar.html

Thanks for the clear response Dianne. I wasn't aware of it being deprecated.

If managers of the AOSP care for feedback, let me just say this sucks!

Single developers have to already break their backs to handle hardware fragmentation. On top of this, there is software fragmentation due to manufacturer/vendor added skins (though I appreciate efforts like the Halo theme).

And now basic paradigms are also changing between Android versions. All the design effort in my app for previous versions of Android is wasted; there is absolutely no space left for an on-screen menu button in my app, and certainly not for an "action bar", so I will have to redesign everything or walk the low path and just tuck the button in there somewhere :)

Also, from user point of view, if he/she has multiple devices with different Android versions, they are going to see different UIs for the same app!

Please lets channel our collective energies into something more productive.

cheers,

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Harshad RJ
http://lavadip.com

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