Re: [sugar] OLPC News 2007-12-01

2007-12-05 Thread Sameer Verma
Walter Bender wrote: [snipped...] > 4. AC adapters: There has been a request for AC adapters that are > rotated ninety degrees from the current configuration. In order to > rotate the orientation of the prongs, the > width of the adapter must be extended (to satisfy the safety requirement). >

Re: [sugar] Multi-pane activities?

2007-12-05 Thread Mikus Grinbergs
> I am considering adding some new features that would > require one or more additional main screens. In working on a "non-laptop" system with a not-large display, I find the ability to "page" among multiple panes to be invaluable. [I typically set up virtual desktops for this purpose - for me th

Re: [sugar] Multi-pane activities?

2007-12-05 Thread Walter Bender
Another way to think about it would be to open the second window on another laptop... -walter On Dec 5, 2007 9:45 PM, Benjamin M. Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dear confectioners, > > I have written an activity with a single main screen

[sugar] Multi-pane activities?

2007-12-05 Thread Benjamin M. Schwartz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear confectioners, I have written an activity with a single main screen and a number of toolbars, selectable by tabs. I am considering adding some new features that would require one or more additional main screens. 0. Is this a bad idea? It somet

Re: [sugar] lots of scrolling in activities-list

2007-12-05 Thread Walter Bender
> maybe this doesn't work right now, because updating > manually-installed activities isn't set up yet, neither > is removing them Actually, this does work already. Simply click on an xo bundle in the browser and the activity is loaded into the Journal. Open it from the Journal and voila, it is in

Re: [sugar] lots of scrolling in activities-list

2007-12-05 Thread Eben Eliason
> Not knowing what new design will replace the current activity frame, I think > that not having so many activities pre-installed would help in this problem. > Just like ubuntu does, provide a minimal set of most important programs, in > this case focusing on learning and education, and then let th

Re: [sugar] lots of scrolling in activities-list

2007-12-05 Thread Eduardo H Silva
Not knowing what new design will replace the current activity frame, I think that not having so many activities pre-installed would help in this problem. Just like ubuntu does, provide a minimal set of most important programs, in this case focusing on learning and education, and then let the user a

Re: [sugar] lots of scrolling in activities-list

2007-12-05 Thread Mikus Grinbergs
>> We have a completely new approach to this on the table, which will be >> discussed and hopefully placed into the roadmap soon. In cyberspace, information is often stored in a hierarchy of directories (with the higher-level directories serving to organize access to the the information). OLPC

Re: [sugar] lots of scrolling in activities-list

2007-12-05 Thread Christoph Derndorfer
Eben, thanks a lot for the information! I'm very much looking forward to what you guys have thought of... :-) Cheers, Christoph -- Message: 5 Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 14:13:20 -0500 From: "Eben Eliason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: lots of scrolling in activities-l

Re: [sugar] lots of scrolling in activities-list

2007-12-05 Thread Eben Eliason
We have a completely new approach to this on the table, which will be discussed and hopefully placed into the roadmap soon. Once we've polished the ideas and the mockups I'm sure they will be available for everyone to provide feedback on. It won't be a start menu, though; I promise. ;-) - Eben

[sugar] lots of scrolling in activities-list

2007-12-05 Thread Christoph Derndorfer
Hello all, I finally had a chance to play with our B4s and build 648. Given that a number of additional activities are now available compared to previous builds I do find the scrolling in the activities list to be a bit tiresome. Especially when I think about these laptops being in use for sev

[sugar] Please indicate exactly what packages need to be changed...

2007-12-05 Thread Jim Gettys
Please indicate exactly what packages need to be changed, when asking for approval to put something into the Update.1 build. It isn't fair to Dennis for him to have to divine this information from patches and comments that it's working in joyride. Thanks, - Jim -- Jim G

Re: [sugar] The futur of the mesh view

2007-12-05 Thread Mikus Grinbergs
> ... In a sense, by applying the search terms with AND by > default means that "search within results" can be achieved by simply > extending the search string. Additionally, the filters can serve to > narrow down the results, for instance by reducing a search for "games" > to a search for "games