[sugar] FW: Touchpad XO

[Ian Bicking]

Eben Eliason wrote:
>> I like the size idea, and perhaps it's something we consider for the
>> next hardware.
>>
>> I guess it's the minimalist in me, but I think in this case less is
>> more. In other words, my suggestion is not to have anything at all
>> for this round, since it seems to me that adding something only
>> increases confusion.
> 
> I think this is a reasonable approach as well.  Clearly size is the
> right way to go, so let's just wait and do it right rather than
> putting arbitrary icons on this model which we'll be stuck with later
> even when they may no longer be necessary.  For the purposes of
> documentation, we at least have the advantage of each button having
> one side curved and one side straight, for now;  Even better, that
> will remain true even when their relative sizes are different.

Could you put a bigger (or longer) label in the shape of the button on 
one of the buttons, and a smaller label in the shape of the other button 
on that other button?  I.e., fake a size difference with labels, while 
introducing no new shapes?

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