[Trac #651] Set web activity home page to point to a local directory

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#651: Set web activity home page to point to a local directory
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 Reporter:  sj                              |        Owner:  dcbw   
     Type:  enhancement                     |       Status:  new    
 Priority:  normal                          |    Milestone:  BTest-2
Component:  sugar                           |   Resolution:         
 Keywords:  local file browsing, startpage  |  
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Changes (by sj):

  * type:  task => enhancement

Old description:

> When the web activity loads, it should point to an index of local files.
> This solves the problem of the web activity seeming unusable when there
> is no internet connection available.
>
> Until we have an interface for browsing text, media, and other files on
> the laptop, this index can also provide a simple way to access and
> display text and media.  If the index is automatically generated, say
> from the list of files in a specific directory, the default way to load
> them from an external drive onto the laptop could be to copy them into
> that directory.
>
> (nb: why doesn't the web activity have its own component?)

New description:

 When the web activity loads, it should point to an index of local files,
 rather than to Google or a blank page.

 Until we have an interface for browsing text, media, and other files on
 the laptop, this index can also provide a simple way to access and display
 text and media.  If the index is automatically generated, say from the
 list of files in a specific directory, the default way to load them from
 an external drive onto the laptop could be to copy them into that
 directory.

 (nb: why doesn't the web activity have its own component?)[]

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