We could use a collector page for cool media that hasn't found ahome yet -- including images from deployments, kids using laptops with specific programs, videos, &c?
SJ On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 4:20 AM, Seth Woodworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Great start to the discussion. Comments, suggestions, and additions > in-line: > > >> [1] TOC >> [2] Introduction (based on FL's "Getting started with the XO") >> > > I'm not too pleased with this text actually. It's legacy introduction that > I don't really feel exemplifies the OLPC/Sugar project. A good intro > belongs here with some great photos from Peru or Mongolia, but with new > text. > > >> [3] Safety Precautions (using the cool black/white graphics that you see >> when shutting down an XO) > > > A 'page' on the subject, or perhaps a half page in our hypothetical > physical structure. I don't know the history of the iconic "Safety > Precautions" nor how much they are based on reality. But I'm more than > willing to be convinced otherwise. > > >> [4] First steps >> - installing the battery (FL Appendices: Replacing the battery or >> Walter's http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/battery.shtml in a >> print-ready version) >> - connecting the AC adapter to charge the battery (FL Appendices: >> Charging the XO battery) >> - opening the XO (http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/index.shtml >> with the cool graphics from >> http://en.flossmanuals.net/OLPC_simple/OpeningXO) >> - power on (see link above) > > > This is the beauty of FM's remixing. For first-boot documentation we can > skip this section. Presumably someone will have figured this out if they > can view the docs. > > This is a good candidate for replacing the single fold page that was > shipped with G1G1-v1 > > >> [5] Hardware Overview >> - list of specifications >> - features (http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/features.shtml) >> - ports (http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/externalports.shtml) >> - keyboard / touchpad (again, Walter's documentation at >> http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/keyboard.shtml in a print-ready >> version) >> > > I disagree for three reasons: > 1.) Kids aren't going to grok or care > 2.) We need to start talking about Sugar and the UI as soon as possible for > people who are literally on their first boot > 3.) It's the wrong philosophical to focus on the hardware and secs instead > of the experience. Also it brings up the opportunity for contrast with > conventional machines in numbers that don't matter. > > >> [6] First boot experience >> - choosing name / color >> (http://en.flossmanuals.net/OLPC_simple/StartingXO) >> - how to shutdown the machine >> [7] Overview of using the XO >> - Home View (http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/start/homeview.shtml) >> - Neighborhood view > > > > This sounds about right, we can tweak the specifics further as we go of > course. > > Everyone please critique this further! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Library mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library > >
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