On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Jameson Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here is my list of complaints from that evaluation, which was obviously > using a 600-series OS version. > > not traditional desktop metaphor > no tabbed browsing > flaky wireless > some bad machines: difficulty turning on and peeling mousepad. > flaky mouse > has a mouse instead of mouse-alternatives (?) > popup menus too slow
We actually have a on-purpose delay there in order to prevent accideantal activation. Perhaps we should make it configurable similarly to the frame settings? Regards, Tomeu > activity startup too slow > see address in browser bar should be easier (fixed) > hard to save to USB. Should be accessible from within an activity. > scroll bars too small, especially for subsidiary panes (interesting issue > for grab key, BTW) > > I may have missed a few, but I think that most of these are either already > the focus of effort (and progress) or have been decided against by many > here. The one I bolded is I think a useful one: why not have a "keep to USB" > and "keep to SD" option in the keep dropdown menu in the activity toolbar? > > Jameson > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 2:53 AM, Edward Cherlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> FYI. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Valerie Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 7:13 AM >> Subject: [OLPC-SF] Not new, but needs to be addressed >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> This just in from a well-meaning colleague who was using XOs. There >> are lots of issues identified here. There is a serious >> failure-to-communicate. These are real concerns for many people and >> this is what they hear. It is easy to dismiss this as Leigh's problem, >> but it isn't his alone. Everyone of us associated with OLPC needs to >> do a better job at bridging this gap. >> >> Are there good sources of information that address these issues and >> guidelines that would ease the transition from PC to XO in situations >> like this? >> >> >> http://learnonline.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/my-experience-with-olpc-in-tuvalu/ >> >> ..Valerie >> _______________________________________________ >> OLPC-SF mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf >> >> >> >> -- >> Silent Thunder (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) is my name >> And Children are my nation. >> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination. >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
