2008/12/16 Tomeu Vizoso <to...@sugarlabs.org>: > On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 15:18, David Van Assche <dvanass...@gmail.com> wrote: >> LTSP deployments range in the millions worldwide, and are definitely a >> necessary target for Sugar. Macedonia is just a small example of what >> has been done elsewhere with terminals that are far cheaper than the >> falsely advertised $100 laptops. In Brazil alone, there are millions >> of computers running LTSP on top of k12linux or edubuntu. Sugar Labs >> should be taking serious notice of thin client technology and adapting >> the UI to work for it. > Here's one I'd love to facilitate happening. Sugar GUI is lovely, discoverable and sweet. It worked around one important constraint: small screen + reflective mode. Having a gray/white monochrome environment seems pretty anachronic when offering for a shiny new computer lab with crisp 17" LCD screens. I'd like to turn sugar into candy: http://www.olpcnews.com/software/operating_system/aquatic_sugar_childrens_interface.html
I wish I had more time to put into this, I think it would be killer. Who knows maybe a quick hack will give us wallpaper. Then perhaps some fg colours. Then perhaps a panel tab to tweak it all (+contrast/brightness for wallpaper). Who knows. -- Sebastian Silva Iniciativa FuenteLibre http://blog.sebastiansilva.com/ _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep