#2778 NORM Opportu: No clock "activity" in Sugar

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#2778: No clock "activity" in Sugar
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  Reporter:  YChao             |       Owner:  Eben       
      Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new        
  Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Opportunity
 Component:  interface-design  |     Version:  Build 542  
Resolution:                    |    Keywords:  clock      
  Verified:  0                 |  
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Comment (by Eben):

 Our early designs for Sugar had clocks in them, but Nicholas was largely
 against the idea of making this an integrated part of the OS, so we
 dropped it.  I could now see an argument for putting a small analog clock
 "device" next to the other device icons (battery, wireless, camera, etc)
 which would tell time and have digital/date on rollover, as mentioned
 above.  Perhaps the use of an analog visual by default would eliminate the
 "slave to the clock" idea that I think was the reason we left it behind.
 Also, its presence in the Home view only would prevent it from feeling
 like a perpetual ticker that was governing the kids actions all the time.

 On the other hand, I've always simply assumed that, with or without a
 clock in Sugar, we should absolutely have a "Clock" activity (and what a
 perfect name, since "clock" can also be a verb).  This activity should
 take advantage of collaboration so that when kids from Brazil and Nigeria
 can interact in future versions they can identify the time shifts and get
 a better understanding of time in general.  I'd love to see us add this to
 the base set of activities in the future.

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