notes from the field - Mongolia

[Mel Chua]

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> > The whole concept of Sugar is that the user doesn't need to
> > explicitly "save files".  They are automatically kept in the Sugar
> > datastore, and are accessed through the Journal interface.  [In  other
> > words:  Don't use the traditional hierarchy of directories to  locate
> > the saved file -- instead do "characterize" the object with a
> > description, and use an "intelligent search" to locate it.]
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> Is there a wiki page that describes things like this?
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> I'm looking for something primarily aimed at people who are already
> familiar
> with computers and probably have many inappropriate "initial expectations".
>

Something like this?

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070822-olpc-team-shows-off-ui-design.html(4th
paragraph)
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Educational_activity_guidelines#The_Journal
http://laptop.org/laptop/interface/principles.shtml (last section)

On journal design, but not specifically answering your question:

http://laptop.org/en/laptop/start/journal.shtml
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Human_Interface_Guidelines/Design_Fundamentals/Key_Design_Principles#Recoverability

-Mel
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