On 08/11/2009 03:49 PM, Eben Eliason wrote: > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 6:21 AM, Simon Schampijer<[email protected]> wrote: >> On 08/11/2009 11:50 AM, Daniel Drake wrote: >>> 2009/8/11 Simon Schampijer<[email protected]>: >>>> I think it would help, to have a new icon for the ad-hoc network to >>>> distinguish them. Could be a badged wireless network one? Or is the mesh >>>> icon appropriate? Or something completely new? >>> I think new icons would be best, to distinguish from the mesh. I think >>> we can expect mesh support again soon ;) >> From the user POV they are the same I guess. A local network, that does not >> need any infrastructure. > >> Though, the mesh on the XO is handled automatically, the ad-hoc network >> requires user interaction to create it. I wonder if we ever will see a user >> using both (not at the same time) on the same machine. To think about the >> visual clash, at least. > > Perhaps we could use the mesh icon with a little XO badge, to indicate > that it's functionally similar to the "real" mesh, but enabled by a > specific XO. Thinking about this now, it might be the case that Tomeu > had built this functionality as an extension of the wireless network > device in the Frame; Should it be an extension of the mesh device > instead, based on its perceived similarities to that feature more than > an AP? > > Eben
Yes, as of today, it is an extension of the wireless network frame device. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OoKpv4QinxI/SiFiDO2RsAI/AAAAAAAAACU/go8n8S6rrE0/s1600-h/soas-create.png From the similarities, I agree, a badged mesh icon would work well to demonstrate that. Another question is the behavior: Gary and some others were wondering if we should fallback to an adhoc network automatically, if we are not connected to an AP. Regards, Simon _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
