#6385 NORM Never A: unintentional trigger of sugar frame (F3) view

[Zarro Boogs per Child]

#6385: unintentional trigger of sugar frame (F3) view
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  Reporter:  fche    |       Owner:  Eben          
      Type:  defect  |      Status:  new           
  Priority:  normal  |   Milestone:  Never Assigned
 Component:  sugar   |     Version:                
Resolution:          |    Keywords:                
  Verified:  0       |    Blocking:                
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Comment(by Eben):

 Replying to [comment:5 AlbertCahalan]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 Eben]:
 > I've seen kids struggle terribly with accidental frame display. Since
 kids are in fact the target audience, corner activation needs to be off by
 default.

 Duly noted.  I would still like to explore alternatives before tossing it
 out completely.

 > There is no need to strengthen the metaphor of the frame as a
 persistently available interface just beyond the edge of the screen.
 Beginners can get to the frame by quitting the current activity. I have
 **never** seen a kid intentionally use more than one activity at the same
 time, and have **never** seen the frame used for a non-harmful action
 while an activity was running.

 As mentioned below, the revised Frame has a much stronger sense of purpose
 and usefulness in general.  I think we've addressed the main concerns
 regarding its "harmful" nature with the new design.

 > The dedicated frame key is plenty of discoverability. Remember that the
 frame can be found by quitting the current activity. Simultaneous usage is
 for advanced users.

 Stopping an activity will not reveal the Frame.

 > > We have a completely revised intent for the Frame, which should
 completely removed the aforementioned problems with duplicate activities.
 More details about this will be released soon.
 >
 > Can you confirm that there is no location on the new frame where a mouse
 click could cause the current activity to become hidden? (example:
 switching to home/friends/network view, switching to another activity,
 switching to the journal, starting a new activity, etc.)

 There will be indeed.  Naturally the Frame will provide a way to switch
 among the available views, including Neighborhood, Groups, Home, The
 Journal, and and running activities.  It serves as the meta-element which
 travels between these (and enables said travel).  It will not, on the
 other hand, allow kids to start numerous instances of the same activity
 anymore, which seems to be the biggest problem at present.  If they use it
 to navigate away, they can also use it to navigate back.

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