<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Paul Fox <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pgf@laptop.org">pgf@laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">frederick wrote:<br>
> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Simon Schampijer <<a href="mailto:simon@schampijer.de">simon@schampijer.de</a>>wrote:<br>
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> > On 04/27/2010 08:54 AM, Simon Schampijer wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> >> ...<br>
> ><br>
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> What is missing is a badge to indicate if the network is active (someone has<br>
> > created the adhoc network already). Any good ideas how that badge could look<br>
> > like?<br>
> ><br>
><br>
> Shouldn't ad-hoc network icons be gray if empty/inactive and colored by the<br>
> creator's Sugar Learner colors once created?<br>
><br>
> If the creator's beacon stops, then subsequent beaconer's colors might be<br>
> adopted (if you want to extract that information)[1]. Although, the color<br>
> change may be the source of some confusion.<br>
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</div>why would anyone care who "created" an ad-hoc network? by their<br>
nature (from a user's perspective) they're anonymous, especially in<br>
this case, where their names (as i understand it) are pre-configured.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Perhaps I'm confused by the situation?</div><div><br></div><div>With XO-1 mesh networks, the Neighborhood view would show 3 mesh network icons, all in the Sugar learner's color, plus any access points in various colors. One would have to hover over a network to see its channel or name. The 3 mesh networks could not be distinguished by passive observation. Once a populated network is joined, Sugar learners could see any Neighborhood Activities and associated learners and proceed to participate.</div>
<div><br></div><div>It is proposed that the ad-hoc network icons distinguish themselves in 2 ways.</div><div><br></div><div>First, are they populated? This allows one to join a populated network versus an empty one, or one where you are the only member.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Second, of multiple networks (Neighborhoods), which might I want to join? Here, the color of the creator or successor is a hint, but a Neighborhood name would be best. This relates to Simon's second question. If they all have the same name, that is less useful than if the creator or a successor could supply a useful name.</div>
<div><br></div><div> --Fred</div><div><br></div></div>