See http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/2866 for the information wanted. You could also see if it was possible or wanted to integrate information of http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/6195 .
P.S.-Am I replying this correctly? Should I just reply to the list, not to eben and mikus as well? Edu 2008/8/14 Eben Eliason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 6:26 AM, Eduardo H Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I like a lot the mockup > > http://dev.laptop.org/~mdengler/6995/6995_screenshot_45.png<http://dev.laptop.org/%7Emdengler/6995/6995_screenshot_45.png>... > > I would just > > add one more sugestion. Include on the primary palette as a secondary > title > > the word "Connected". You may think that the coloring of the mesh icon > makes > > it clear it is connected, but i think it is important to be plan ahead > for > > all potential users of Sugar, like those who are blind (use some kind of > > text-to-speech interface), color-blind, or even just poor eye-sighted > > people. > > Good points. We could add, at a minimum, the "Connecting...", > "Connected", and "Disconnecting..." states as the secondary text in > the palette. Is this clearer, or should we use "Starting...", "On", > and "Stopping" instead? If we use the former, should we change "Turn > on" and "Turn off"? > > > There is also a ticket around about the lack of information on the stages > of > > connecting to a network. This could be done as a palette for the network > > icon which would only appear on-mouse-hover and during the period it is > > connecting. Users diagnosticating or curious about the connection process > > could easily see it, while others will be just happy with the blinking > icon > > information. > > Perhaps. I'm curious to know what info/stages we actually have, > before specifying any design there. > > - Eben > > > > Eduardo > > > > 2008/8/7 Eben Eliason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Mikus Grinbergs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> See > >> >> http://dev.laptop.org/~mdengler/6995/6995_screenshot_45.png<http://dev.laptop.org/%7Emdengler/6995/6995_screenshot_45.png> > >> >> for an example of how I currently have it looking. > >> > > >> > Thank you. > >> > > >> > Currently, I use the presence of a 'Disconnect' entry in the palette > >> > as a "mnemonic device" to indicate to me that a connection currently > >> > exists. Would be nice to keep that. > >> > >> Hey Mikus - > >> > >> In the new designs, the Mesh device icon "turns on" (becomes colored) > >> when the mesh is active, and is rendered in white when it's off. It > >> should be even easier to tell the present state, without needing to > >> dig into the palette. > >> > >> - Eben > >> > >> > p.s. For laughs: Now that you are *explicitly* showing channel > >> > numbers -- I have a friend whose home AP is on channel 9. At his > >> > house, I manually use 'iwconfig' to set my XO's radio to channel 9, > >> > to be able to connect to his AP. I haven't tried setting multiple > >> > XOs to channel 9 when there is no AP -- but if "mesh" were > >> > configured to run that way, would your palette show that? ;>) > >> > >> No, the mesh channels are independent* of the AP channels; if you > >> connect to an AP on channel 9, you are not on the mesh, which is only > >> "offered" on channels 1, 6, and 11. If you turn the mesh on, you'll > >> implicitly be disconnected from an AP on channel 9. If you manually > >> set the mesh channel otherwise, I doubt it will be reflected in this > >> palette. > >> > >> * Note that in the future it will be possible to be connected on the > >> mesh and to an AP, assuming they are both on the same channel. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Sugar mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar > > > > >
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