I'd be happy to send an OLPC to Barry, if that would help.mdd wrote:I think the OLPC software really stinks. It seems a classic example of interface designers wanting to do something new, and throwing out all the lessons learned about gui design over the last 20 years.raffy wrote:It's designed for kids, so perhaps mimic one.
When demonstrating the live XO live CD today, I noticed that it can use multiple desktops (activities), but they get shown in the frontpage wheel. When moving the mouse to the borders, the control icons at the borders would show.
Pretty neat design, I should say. Maybe it's the processor horsepower that is needed for the user to enjoy its features.
I bought three, one for each of my kids for Christmas. They looked at the OLPC interface like it was something from Mars. After playing with it for a while (having to reboot it three times in an hour due to freezups), they all decided that it just wasn't worth the trouble.
I also had two spare eeePCs laying around, so I gave the two eldest the choice between the OLPC or the eeePC. The eee won hands down. It wasn't even close. Now the youngest is feeling cheated. I think that the only option to rescue the holiday for her is to get Puppy working on her OLPC. The first person to get it ported will have my, and my daughter's, undying gratitude.
--MDD
--MDD