Daniel posted this on de...@lists.laptop.org ( http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2010-July/029403.html):
On 20 July 2010 12:33, Reuben K. Caron <reuben at laptop.org> wrote: > So what if we created a "Library Activity" > The activity would: > -Open a book from within the activity > -Highlight and annotate books > -List all of the books you have downloaded > -Allow you to search and download additional books from Feed Books, > Internet Archive, the XS, etc.. > -List the resources in /home/olpc/Library (so this can be removed from > Browse) > -Allow one to synchronously or asynchronously share a book to their > Neighborhood so anyone can download and read it. > I'd argue that some of this is duplication of functionality that belongs (or already is) in the Journal and the Read activity, having such a design might kill some UI complications but add others. > Parts of your concerns could be addressed with some ideas I wrote here: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Content_support#Accessing_content_from_home_screen > I agree that this definitely merits further design/discussion. > Daniel Concerning the Journal, Gary commented ( http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2010-July/029404.html): I'd lean towards improving the Journal with a grid view and background > sharing, as it could provide much the same thing for _all_ activities not > just books (Alekseys Library was along this vector, as are I think his plans > for future Journal). Journal is really in need of love, and a plan, for so > long now :) > Regards, > --Gary Walter and others have commented at http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Features/Content_support. --Fred
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