Features/Multiple home views - Revision history

Svineet: Added information regarding setting of View Names

2013-12-17T16:33:18Z

Added information regarding setting of View Names

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	It has been reported that teachers are upset by the fact that children have differing collections of activities on their home views; to the extent that some deployments forbid children from loading "unofficial" activities onto their machines. As an easy workaround to both offering the teacher a consistent classroom experience for each child and for the children to have the freedom to modify their system's look and feel to their convenience and taste, I am proposing to have two home views: one for school and one for personal use.		It has been reported that teachers are upset by the fact that children have differing collections of activities on their home views; to the extent that some deployments forbid children from loading "unofficial" activities onto their machines. As an easy workaround to both offering the teacher a consistent classroom experience for each child and for the children to have the freedom to modify their system's look and feel to their convenience and taste, I am proposing to have two home views: one for school and one for personal use.

	I propose replacing the spiral vs random view buttons with school vs personal buttons (using the school and xo icons). There would be a separate collection of activities for each view, set in the list view.		I propose replacing the spiral vs random view buttons with school vs personal buttons (using the school and xo icons). There would be a separate collection of activities for each view, set in the list view. View names can also be set.

	There are several ways we could implement this:		There are several ways we could implement this:
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	gconftool-2 -s /desktop/sugar/desktop/view_icons --type list --list-type string ['view-radial','view-radial']		gconftool-2 -s /desktop/sugar/desktop/view_icons --type list --list-type string ['view-radial','view-radial']
	gconftool-2 -s /desktop/sugar/desktop/view_favorites --type list --list-type string ['emblem-favorite','emblem-favorite']		gconftool-2 -s /desktop/sugar/desktop/view_favorites --type list --list-type string ['emblem-favorite','emblem-favorite']
			gconftool-2 -s /desktop/sugar/desktop/favorite_names --type list --list-type string ['Home View','Student View']

	* A deployment might enable this in:		* A deployment might enable this in:

Godiard at 19:34, 5 November 2013

2013-11-05T19:34:59Z

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	[[Category:~~Feature~~\|Multiple home views]]		[[Category:FeatureLanded\|Multiple home views]]
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Walter: /* Release Notes */

2013-09-27T04:23:42Z

Release Notes

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	* Multiple home pages are enabled using gconf, e.g., to enable two home views:		* Multiple home pages are enabled using gconf, e.g., to enable two home views:
	gconftool-2 -s /desktop/sugar/desktop/view_icons --type list --list-type string ['view-radial','view-radial']		gconftool-2 -s /desktop/sugar/desktop/view_icons --type list --list-type string ['view-radial','view-radial']
	gconftool-2 -s /desktop/sugar/desktop/view_favorites --type list --list-type string ['emblem-favorite','emblem-favorite']		gconftool-2 -s /desktop/sugar/desktop/view_favorites --type list --list-type string ['emblem-favorite','emblem-favorite']

	* A deployment might enable this in:		* A deployment might enable this in:

Walter: /* Release Notes */

2013-09-27T04:22:45Z

Release Notes

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	[[Image:Home-view-2.png\|300px]]		[[Image:Home-view-2.png\|300px]]
	[[Image:List-view.png\|300px]]		[[Image:List-view.png\|300px]]

			* Multiple home pages are enabled using gconf, e.g., to enable two home views:
			gconftool-2 -s /desktop/sugar/desktop/view_icons --type list --list-type string ['view-radial','view-radial']
			gconftool-2 -s /desktop/sugar/desktop/view_favorites --type list --list-type string ['emblem-favorite','emblem-favorite']

			* A deployment might enable this in:
			olpc-os-builder:modules/sugar/kspost.50.gconf.inc

	== Comments and Discussion ==		== Comments and Discussion ==
	* See [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}\|discussion tab for this feature]]		* See [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}\|discussion tab for this feature]]

Walter: /* Comments and Discussion */

2013-09-27T04:20:43Z

Comments and Discussion

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	== Comments and Discussion ==		== Comments and Discussion ==
	* See [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}\|discussion tab for this feature]]		* See [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}\|discussion tab for this feature]]

	~~A deployment might enable this in:~~
	~~olpc-os-builder:modules/sugar/kspost.50.gconf.inc~~

Walter: /* Current status */

2013-09-27T04:19:57Z

Current status

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	== Current status ==		== Current status ==
	* Targeted release: 0.96		* Targeted release: 0.100
	* Last updated: 11.12.~~2011~~		* Last updated: 09.26.2013
	* Percentage of completion: 10%		* Percentage of completion: 100%

	== Detailed Description ==		== Detailed Description ==

Walter: /* Release Notes */

2013-09-27T04:17:34Z

Release Notes

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	== Release Notes ==		== Release Notes ==
	[[Image:Home-view-~~infomral~~.png\|300px]]		[[Image:Home-view-1.png\|300px]]
			[[Image:Home-view-2.png\|300px]]
			[[Image:List-view.png\|300px]]

	== Comments and Discussion ==		== Comments and Discussion ==

Walter: /* Comments and Discussion */

2013-09-27T04:09:48Z

Comments and Discussion

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	== Comments and Discussion ==		== Comments and Discussion ==
	* See [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}\|discussion tab for this feature]]		* See [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}\|discussion tab for this feature]]

			A deployment might enable this in:
			olpc-os-builder:modules/sugar/kspost.50.gconf.inc

Walter: /* Detailed Description */

2011-11-22T12:24:52Z

Detailed Description

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	# A variant of the above would be to have a tristate star in the list view, where a third star is in the user's colors and the two home views be filled or user filled.		# A variant of the above would be to have a tristate star in the list view, where a third star is in the user's colors and the two home views be filled or user filled.
	# Instead of a star, there would be a school and an xo. Activities could appear in either, both, or none (As shown in the illustration below).		# Instead of a star, there would be a school and an xo. Activities could appear in either, both, or none (As shown in the illustration below).

			Note: In the illustration, the selection is in the secondary menu. Upon reflection, I think it should part of the primary selection (in line with the list view, replacing the current circle icon).

	Note: the current method of selecting home view style, e.g.,spiral or random, could (arguably should) be replaced by standard secondary menus. (Is there anywhere else in the entire interface where we use these secondary button menus? -- admittedly, this style may be more suitable for touch, in which case all secondary menus should work that way.)		Note: the current method of selecting home view style, e.g.,spiral or random, could (arguably should) be replaced by standard secondary menus. (Is there anywhere else in the entire interface where we use these secondary button menus? -- admittedly, this style may be more suitable for touch, in which case all secondary menus should work that way.)

Walter: /* Detailed Description */

2011-11-22T12:07:00Z

Detailed Description

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	It has been reported that teachers are upset by the fact that children have differing collections of activities on their home views; to the extent that some deployments forbid children from loading "unofficial" activities onto their machines. As an easy workaround to both offering the teacher a consistent classroom experience for each child and for the children to have the freedom to modify their system's look and feel to their convenience and taste, I am proposing to have two home views: one for school and one for personal use.		It has been reported that teachers are upset by the fact that children have differing collections of activities on their home views; to the extent that some deployments forbid children from loading "unofficial" activities onto their machines. As an easy workaround to both offering the teacher a consistent classroom experience for each child and for the children to have the freedom to modify their system's look and feel to their convenience and taste, I am proposing to have two home views: one for school and one for personal use.

	I propose replacing the spiral vs random view buttons with school vs personal buttons (using the school and xo icons). There would be a separate collection of activities for each view, set in the list view. Instead of a star, there would be a school and an xo. Activities could appear in either, both, or none.		I propose replacing the spiral vs random view buttons with school vs personal buttons (using the school and xo icons). There would be a separate collection of activities for each view, set in the list view.

			There are several ways we could implement this:
			# The most simple, non-invasive solution would be to have starred and unstarred views. The starred view would be exactly the same as the current home view. The unstarred would show those activities that are not starred.
			# A variant of the above would be to have a tristate star in the list view, where a third star is in the user's colors and the two home views be filled or user filled.
			# Instead of a star, there would be a school and an xo. Activities could appear in either, both, or none (As shown in the illustration below).

			Note: the current method of selecting home view style, e.g.,spiral or random, could (arguably should) be replaced by standard secondary menus. (Is there anywhere else in the entire interface where we use these secondary button menus? -- admittedly, this style may be more suitable for touch, in which case all secondary menus should work that way.)

	== Benefit to Sugar ==		== Benefit to Sugar ==