The current implementation of the indicator that the paraguay builds use has static 'computer' icon for the frame. The palette menu displays the memory and cpu 'free' status by means of dynamically updating text-labels and progress bars.
1. Would it be worthwhile to have the frame icon dynamically updated as well, displaying icons such as the ones given below: http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/computer-happy.svg http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/computer-normal.svg http://people.sugarlabs.org/anish/computer-sad.svg The idea is to make the students aware of the system-load in response to their actions. Such an expressive means might be both intuitive and easy to interpret. 2. Should the progress bars' 'filled' portion correspond to resources' 'in-use' or 'free' percentage. Currently, a 100% free CPU would mean a full progress bar in the palette menu. This will probably need to change since it is the opposite to how the journal space is represented in its corresponding progress bar. -- Anish Mangal an...@sugarlabs.org On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Martin Dengler <mar...@martindengler.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 09:17:37AM +1000, fors...@ozonline.com.au wrote: >> > Furthermore, what all system parameters should be made available >> > through such a means (such as free memory, and cpu load)? >> > Suggestions and opinions welcome! >> >> Time and date would be good. > > We've been there: > > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:MartinDengler#Add_a_clock_.28to_the_frame.29 > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2009-May/014270.html > >> Tony > > Martin > _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel