Talk:Demo notes/542

Etoys OLPC

[1] A good overview of Etoys on the OLPC (even in its draft form.)

Dual-resolution display? Is that the right emphasis?

There is currently a section "Dual-resolution display". Is that really the right emphasis? I thought we were trying to get away from the great confusion created by speaking of modes. The intro paragraph of a moment ago even implied you couldn't view color mode in sunlight!

Perhaps we should be using a simpler story.

You can always see at least grayscale, even in direct sunlight.
You get color from the backlight. Though as sunlight gets brighter, the colors wash out and it again looks like grayscale.
The backlight uses power. So you can turn it down, and off, to make the battery last longer.
Turning off the backlight also tells the screen to not worry about color, so it can give you a slightly higher resolution. Which can make hours of reading more comfortable.

MitchellNCharity 13:40, 18 August 2007 (EDT)

That section was inherited from the old software notes. I hadn't gotten to editing it yet. I do like your suggestions. --Walter 14:08, 18 August 2007 (EDT)

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