[OLPC library] Information re: power mgmt and software update (WAS: Re: Book sprint - AT update - Monday)

[Christoph Derndorfer]

[sorry, had to resend as I'm subscribed to library/devel/sugar with 
different mail addresses... :-/]

Greg Smith schrieb:
> Hi Christoph et al,

Hey all,

I'm currently working on the chapter about the Sugar Control Panel for
the BookSprint and it looks like I need some more information,
especially regarding power management and software updates.

I appreciate any pointers to the mailing-list archives or relevant wiki
pages.

> 
> I may not make these meetings either but I'll try to keep up in e-mail.
> 
> On the 8.2 release notes: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_Notes/8.2.0
> 
> I think you can make some good progress documenting the new sugar 
> control panel. However, there is very little good information on exactly 
> what those things do. You should probably take them one at a time.
> 
> This link has some info: 
> http://sugarlabs.org/go/ReleaseTeam/Releases/Sucrose/0.82
> 
> The timezone one should be pretty self explanatory. That said there is 
> one odd thing that needs to be explained. The name of the panel is date 
> and time, it only allows changing time zones right now.

Yes, I noticed that issue yesterday. Are there plans to add date/time
adjustments or to rename the panel to "Timezone"?

> We should explain the difference between "about my XO" and "About Me". 
> Hopefully you can get some sense of that by clicking on them. If you 
> need more input, please ask.
> 
> Frame is hopefully clear by clicking on it.
> 
> Power needs a lot of explanation. See the longer battery life section in 
> the release notes. See also this URL: 
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Tests/Suspend_Resume Chris Ball is the main 
> guy to explain power. Its changing some and we also need to explain when 
> and why the screen goes black sometimes vs. when it dims.

The main question I have so far is whether enabling "Extreme power
management" automatically also enables "Automatic power management" or
whether the latter needs to be enabled to use the "extreme" mode.

Also it seems as though the "extreme"-mode kicks in as soon as the
checkbox is clicked therefore potentially confusing users with regards
to having to use the "ok" button to confirm changes. Or am I missing
something here?

> 
> Software updater is a big one but I don't have any good links to its 
> documentation right now. Scott is the author of the code and I think 
> that Eben and Michael S know some about how it works too.
> 
> Network is important but not well documented. It is related but 
> different from the Register item in the popup menu on the XO guy on the 
> home screen. They should both be well documented for users with a school 
> server and without. You may get the best input on those from the server 
> li
> 
> I suggest you go right to engineering on the devel list if you can. 
> Otherwise let me know what open questions you have and I'll try to 
> connect you.
> 
> Thanks a lot for your time and effort!

Thanks in advance,
Christoph

> 
> Greg S
> Christoph Derndorfer wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm off for the day to attend some family business and thought I'd 
>> leave you with a quick summary:
>>
>> I've got a rough framework going for the "Personalising" chapter, need 
>> to investigate tomorrow to get lots more details about power saving 
>> options and especially software updates.
>>
>> Greg, as discussed in the call, maybe you can assist me there by 
>> pointing me to relevant resources on the wiki and the mailing-list 
>> archives.
>>
>> I'm afraid I won't make it to tomorrow's call but will try to set 
>> aside 2 or 3 hours in the evening to continue on the chapter. 
>> Wednesday and Thursday evening should work easier for me.
>>
>> Have fun sprinting everyone and see you tomorrow!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Christoph
>> P.S. Adam Hyde, thanks a lot for all the support, it's much appreciated!
> 

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