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Subject:Re: What would you call this? From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:Tammy Van Boening <tammyvb -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com> Date:Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:34:38 -0700
"The status bar:
- Is transparent
- Always appears at the upper edge of the device screen
"Don't create a custom status bar. Users depend on the consistency of
the system-provided status bar. Although you might hide the status bar
in your app, it's not appropriate to create custom UI that takes its
place."
On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Tammy Van Boening
<tammyvb -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com> wrote:
> It's actually a status bar as Tony says but it has a tool on it - the
> Settings button. The developers apparently expanded the status bar to
> include a tool rather than making it a separate toolbar, so . . . .
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