[Sugar-devel] Putting stuff in the control panel vs. the frame

[Martin Langhoff]

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Eben Eliason <eben.eliason at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think that the dominant factor in the choice of what to show should be the
> frequency with which the information or controls are used. If a setting is
> changed frequently by a child within a single "session" it's a good
> candidate for a device icon in the Frame. If the setting is, more often than
> not, set and then forgotten it should exist only within the Control Panel,
> where it won't distract from more important information and controls.

Very clear criteria. +100 from my side.

Also -- anything that is a workaround for bugs/limitations.

> I also agree with the idea Tomeu brought up; I think linking to the
> corresponding section of the Contol Panel from any devices that have
> additional settings makes a lot of sense.

Yep - +1 on this too.


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