physically feeble adults

[Jim Gettys]

Seems like a good suggestion; children with disabilities have similar
issues to adults.

Please put this in our trac system, assigned to the OFW (open firmware)
component.
                             - Jim

On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 18:21 -0500, Mikus Grinbergs wrote:
> I realize the intent of the OLPC project is to make "booting the 
> system" as quick as possible.  There is one situation for which 
> introducing a deliberate __delay__ might be beneficial:
> 
> It appears the XO is testing its front panel buttons as soon as it 
> starts running.  If an individual used his strongest finger to push 
> the (recessed) 'power on' button, there does not seem to be enough 
> time for that individual to transfer that same finger to one of the 
> other front panel buttons.  Those other buttons are small;  if the 
> individual does not have enough dexterity in his other fingers, the 
> "which buttons were pressed" indication as picked up by the XO may 
> be different from what the individual wanted to convey.
> 
> 
> Let me suggest the XO pause a half second following a 'power on', to 
> allow a feeble user time to re-position his fingers (from the task 
> of turning on the XO, to the task of indicating "what is special 
> about this boot").
> 
> 
> mikus
> 
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