Open Radar

 
20-Jun-2011 06:46 PM Mark Boszko:
Summary: 
The iBooks page turn animation on iPad feels unnatural, and slightly uncomfortable.

Steps to Reproduce:
Swipe from right to left to turn the page inside an iBook.

Expected Results:
A page animation that feels as natural and true to a real book as the rest of the iBooks reading view chrome.

Actual Results:
If you swipe from either the upper or lower right corner, the animation is almost convincing, but if you swipe from the middle of the right edge, the animation creases the page from the touch area to whichever of the two corners is marginally closer. In reality, pulling the page from the center would either result in a marginal curl of the entire right edge, or perhaps even a falling *back* of both corners as the center of the page is lifted.

Regression:
This exists for all versions of iBooks (so far).

Notes:
I would accept a stylized or even completely invented page transition animation, like in the Kindle app, if the iBooks reading view chrome wasn't so intent on making itself an approximation of a real book. As it is, though, the animation feels unnatural in a visual environment that otherwise exudes authenticity.

For inspiration: the iPhone app "Eucalyptus" has a page animation that fells much more natural in this regard.