Features/Display Device

Summary

A frame device to control the display. The idea is to add their an option to change the brightness and to take a screenshot. Both actions are only available via the keyboard as of today.

Owner

• Name: Simon Schampijer

Current status

• Targeted release: 0.98
• Last updated: 07.03.11
• Percentage of completion: 90%

Detailed Description

The display frame device will add an option to change the brightness of the display and to take a screenshot (alt+1). Both actions are only available via the keyboard as of today.

Scope

This Feature affects only the Sugar module. It is an extension.

UI Design

How To Test

Features/Display Device/Testing

Contingency Plan

Not including.

Documentation

Patch that adds a frame device icon which let's you take a screenshot: http://dev.laptop.org/~erikos/0001-Frame-device-for-the-disaply.patch

Comments and Discussion

• See discussion tab for this feature

• Mockup sketches of possible Display device icons, palette, features
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  Display device placement in the frame

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  Display device icon mockups

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  Candidate icon, possibly ray length or fill percent to indicate current setting (as per Volume device)

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  Display device palette mockup, just brightness and black & white features (HDMI or screen shot features might also go here)