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Originally Posted by RiK
The point I was (still am!) trying to make is that it needs to be handled somewhat differently from the UI perspective and therefore when people are quoting example UI's from desktop apps they need to be aware that those apps are designed for primarily keyboard/mouse interface rather than a (fat-fingers) touch screen.
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Agreed. Certainly not a literal translation from Mac to iPad.
Many good interaction modes already exist on iPad to replace what would be natural on Mac, and that don't require a yet another mode. For example, the Mail app on iPad demonstrates how to do drill-down navigation on a sidebar, so disclosure triangles become less necessary.
Same thing with popovers, which provide in-line content disclosure without taking up a lot of (permanent) space.
Of the basic interactions and UI that OF for Mac provides, the iPad version should be able to provide all of that, and more, with a well-considered application, and without trying to either mimic the Mac version, or take a page from Things, et. al.
I would have preferred to see a more conservative approach on OF for iPad, one that was closer in style to OF for Mac, and Mail for iPad (perhaps with a few nice touches of UI elegance and thoughtfulness).