The UX to show actions on documents in UIDocumentBrowserViewController is undiscoverable

Originator:steipete
Number:rdar://33004056 Date Originated:27-Jun-2017 03:58 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS + SDK Product Version:iOS 11b2
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
To show the UIMenuController, that allows the user to trigger actions on a specific document, the user has to long-press a document. This however starts drag-and-drop and the user then has to cancel drag-and-drop by lifting his finger to actually show the edit menu. This is very confusing and undiscoverable. Most of these actions are also available when the user taps "Select", including the option to specify our own custom actions there. As noted in another Radar however, there is so little space on the iPhone in the NavigationBar that it's not practical to add custom actions that show up in the NavigationBar.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open the attached DocumentBrowser-based app
2. Try to browse the versions of a document

Expected Results:
It's easily discoverable how to browse the versions

Actual Results:
It's hard to discover that you either have to (a) long-press and lift or (b) tap "Select" to browse the versions of a document

Version:
iOS 11b2

Notes:

Comments


Please note: Reports posted here will not necessarily be seen by Apple. All problems should be submitted at bugreport.apple.com before they are posted here. Please only post information for Radars that you have filed yourself, and please do not include Apple confidential information in your posts. Thank you!