[Sugar-devel] [Design] Ad-hoc networks - New Icons

[Simon Schampijer]

On 08/11/2009 01:03 PM, Gary C Martin wrote:
> On 11 Aug 2009, at 11:21, Simon Schampijer wrote:
>
>> On 08/11/2009 11:50 AM, Daniel Drake wrote:
>>> 2009/8/11 Simon Schampijer<simon at schampijer.de>:
>>>> I think it would help, to have a new icon for the ad-hoc network to
>>>> distinguish them. Could be a badged wireless network one? Or is the
>>>> mesh
>>>> icon appropriate? Or something completely new?
>>>
>>> I think new icons would be best, to distinguish from the mesh. I think
>>> we can expect mesh support again soon ;)
>>
>> From the user POV they are the same I guess. A local network, that does
>> not need any infrastructure.
>>
>> Though, the mesh on the XO is handled automatically, the ad-hoc network
>> requires user interaction to create it. I wonder if we ever will see a
>> user using both (not at the same time) on the same machine. To think
>> about the visual clash, at least.
>
> I do wonder if the ad-hoc network should actually be being auto
> magically created, if the owner is not associated with an available AP,
> much like the mesh was. We would agree a standard network name (as did
> olpc-mesh), that way there is a minimum of user required interaction and
> any Sugar users in range would auto connect to the same network for
> collaboration.

Hmm, yeah interesting, I will reply in the next mail from you...

> Regards,
> --Gary
>
> P.S. Apologies, I've not yet seen any of the current UI solution from
> Tomeu other than some screen shots, as most of my testing is in a VM
> that does not emulate wireless networks. Is this new feature exposed in
> the device frame, with an always visible ad-hoc device icon?

It is exposed in the device frame, with an always visible wireless 
device icon. See: 
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OoKpv4QinxI/SiFiDO2RsAI/AAAAAAAAACU/go8n8S6rrE0/s1600-h/soas-create.png

Regards,
    Simon