July 2017
Intermediate to advanced
354 pages
9h 58m
English
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Floating buttons
Floating buttons are commonly used in applications to highlight a functionality over the other elements on the screen. The Floating Action Button or FAB is a component featured in the Material Design style guide, making it very popular in Android applications.
This component is presented in several areas of the screen and is popular in maps. It is common to locate this button in the bottom area of the screen because of its proximity to the thumb area. In that position, it offers very fast access to the main action of the active screen. It is really useful when our main navigation menu is located at the top since we can significantly reduce the number of times the user has to stretch their hand to perform the next action. ...