2008/8/19 Zarro Boogs per Child <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > #8041: Sugar lacks a "Trash/Recycle bin" system > > --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- > Reporter: HoboPrimate | Owner: Eben > Type: enhancement | Status: new > Priority: high | Milestone: 9.1.0 > Component: interface-design | Version: Development build as of this > date > Resolution: | Keywords: 9.1.0:? > Next_action: design | Verified: 0 > Blockedby: | Blocking: > > --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- > Changes (by Eben): > > * next_action: never set => design > * cc: christianmarc, tomeu, martin.langhoff (added) > * priority: normal => high > * version: not specified => Development build as of this date > * milestone: => 9.1.0 > * keywords: => 9.1.0:? > > > Comment: > > The Journal is, by design, meant to make a trash system completely > unnecessary, on account of an incremental backup mechanism that allows > kids to peruse record of (preview, title, description etc.) things they've > made and since deleted (much like looking in the trash), as well as > restore individual files from backup if they want to recover them again > (much like removing something from the trash). There will, of course, > also be a way to permanently erase entries which they don't want any > record of anymore (much like emptying the trash). > > Obviously, at some point, there won't be enough backup room either, and > things will have to go permanently, but this can be handled in much the > same way that the initial deletion process happens, which, as is described > in many other places, should guide the user through their documents, > suggesting a number of entries for deletion based on some heuristics > (including backup-present, file size, favorite status, recency of use, > frequency of use, etc.). > > -- > Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/8041#comment:2> > One Laptop Per Child <http://laptop.org/> > OLPC bug tracking system
But my point was that, at the moment, you can choose to "Erase" an item, and it's gone forever. I expect that many kids will do this, and will at some point regret erasing some item. I understand the idea of the backup system. I still propose for the existence of a ~/.Trash directory, either on the XO, and/or on the users /home directory at the backup server, used explicitly to store "erased" entries, with strict limits on the size and age of items stored there.
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