Re: #8041 HIGH 9.1.0: Sugar lacks a Trash/Recycle bin system

2008-08-20 Thread pgf
bastien wrote: Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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. Yes. This is a request that

Re: #8041 HIGH 9.1.0: Sugar lacks a Trash/Recycle bin system

2008-08-20 Thread Bastien
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: does the journal have a similar way of marking entries as feel free to delete this if i need the space? i think giving it hints as to what's expendable would be important. That'd be better than no trashbin, but feel free to delete this if I need the space sounds too

Re: #8041 HIGH 9.1.0: Sugar lacks a Trash/Recycle bin system

2008-08-20 Thread pgf
bastien wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: - no old-and-backed-up files we can safely remove? Prompt the user prompt the user, interrupting whatever they were trying to get done? that seems less than optimal. if my current UI-of-choice implemented disk full this way, i

Re: #8041 HIGH 9.1.0: Sugar lacks a Trash/Recycle bin system

2008-08-20 Thread Eben Eliason
This is getting a little out of hand, here. Let's break this down again, because I think we're all arguing for pretty much the same thing. On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 12:19 AM, Bastien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eduardo Heleno [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But my point was that, at the moment, you can

Re: #8041 HIGH 9.1.0: Sugar lacks a Trash/Recycle bin system

2008-08-20 Thread Bastien
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: a data management UI must make these sorts of choices transparent and easy. Agreed. My concern is about low-tech environments: no XS, no USB keys, very little care about versioning. Then the trashbin seems rather useful in forcing the user to delete stuff safely.

Re: #8041 HIGH 9.1.0: Sugar lacks a Trash/Recycle bin system

2008-08-20 Thread pgf
eben wrote: ... I hope this clarifies my position on this subject a bit, and paints a it does. thank you. paul picture which is really just a different perspective on the usual trash can metaphor, rather than an abandonment of it. - Eben =- paul fox, [EMAIL

Re: #8041 HIGH 9.1.0: Sugar lacks a Trash/Recycle bin system

2008-08-19 Thread Eduardo Heleno
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:

Re: #8041 HIGH 9.1.0: Sugar lacks a Trash/Recycle bin system

2008-08-19 Thread Bastien
Eduardo Heleno [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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. Yes. This is a request that has been made here in Haïti. I'm not

Re: #8041 HIGH 9.1.0: Sugar lacks a Trash/Recycle bin system

2008-08-19 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Bastien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eduardo Heleno [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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.

Re: #8041 HIGH 9.1.0: Sugar lacks a Trash/Recycle bin system

2008-08-19 Thread Bastien
Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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. Yes. This is a request that has been made here in Haïti. AFAIK,