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| {{Notability|1=Productsdate=November 2009|date=November 2009}} | |||
| {{Mergeto|Litl|date=November 2009}} | |||
| '''Litl OS''' is the ]-oriented ] of the ]. | |||
| ==Overview== | |||
| ===User interface philosophy=== | |||
| The '''litl OS''' interface removes a number of conventional elements of general purpose ]. "Litl eliminates menus, icons, and folders. In fact, we've removed all computer administrative debris between you and the web"<ref>http://litl.com/easy-to-use/intuitive-interface.htm</ref>. | |||
| Litl state that a set of principles were developed to guide the design of the interface, including: "We used a simple rule: Any computer task that had the word "management" next to it had to be eliminated. File management. Gone. Windows management. Gone."<ref>http://litl.com/essays/philosophy.htm</ref>. | |||
| ===User interface structure=== | |||
| Litl OS's user interface utilizes graphic elements called '''cards''' to organize browsing sessions and content instead of the tabs and menus found on conventional ]: | |||
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| |<blockquote><div style= "font-size:87%;"><font color = #EEEEEE> — </font>The GUI is based on a series of “cards,” each card functioning like a tab in an open browser window. In the laptop configuration, these cards can appear arranged on the screen like thumbnails, or opened up one at a time in full screen; in the easel/broadcast configuration, the cards appear as a stack and can be selected or “tuned in” ...<ref>http://pentagram.com/en/new/2009/11/new-work-litl.php</ref></div></blockquote> | |||
| |} | |||
| Flicking through cards in Easel mode (when the screen is flipped back on itself causing the webbook to be in an A-frame position) is done using a blue-colored click-wheel (called the '''litl wheel''') on the ] or a remote control<ref>http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/02/daily24-Startup-Litl-launches-Internet-enabled-computer.html</ref>. | |||
| The card concept, easel mode and general usage of the interface are demonstrated in litl's videos<ref>http://litl.com/support/index.htm?id=372124</ref><ref>http://litl.com/support/index.htm?id=358655</ref><ref>http://blog.litl.com/2009/11/17/litl-os-card-view-and-browser-video/</ref>. | |||
| The interfaces to some web content are also customized by ] or third parties to integrate with '''Litl OS''' and are referred to as . ('''Litl OS's''' optional display method for RSS feeds is also referred to as a '''litl channel'''). Customizations and settings are minimal in keeping with the design goals of simplicity and ease of use. | |||
| ===Designers=== | |||
| User interface concepts were first mapped out by ] working closely with litl<ref>http://pentagram.com/en/new/2009/11/new-work-litl.php</ref>. ] and detailed interaction design were by in consultation with litl's internal design team<ref>http://www.cooper.com/journal/2009/11/yay_for_litl.html</ref><ref>{{cite web | |||
| |url=http://log.ometer.com/ | |||
| |title=Blog entries for November, 2009 | |||
| |author=Havoc Pennington, ] developer | |||
| |date=2009-11-16 | |||
| |accessdate=2009-12-15 | |||
| }}</ref>. also contributed to some design elements<ref>http://www.cooper.com/journal/2009/11/yay_for_litl.html</ref>. | |||
| ===Software details=== | |||
| The underlying ] is a mobile/embedded distribution of ] provided by ]. The user interface is written largely in Mozilla's ] using the binding to access ] and ] UI elements.<ref>{{cite web | |||
| |url=http://blogs.gnome.org/lucasr/2009/11/04/litl-webbook-some-technical-comments/ | |||
| |title=litl webbook: some technical comments | |||
| |author=Lucas Rocha, ] developer | |||
| |date=2009-11-04 | |||
| |accessdate=2009-11-09 | |||
| }}</ref> Software updates are automatically delivered nightly over the Internet connection and the OS stores ], web channels, settings and contacts online at ] using a web service running on ] and the ]. '''Litl OS''' can synchronize information from the Internet to the webbook and between webbooks.<ref>{{cite web | |||
| |url=http://cananian.livejournal.com/58744.html | |||
| |title=litl's technical secrets revealed! | |||
| |date=2009-11-04 | |||
| |author=C. Scott Ananian, ] developer | |||
| |accessdate=2009-11-10 | |||
| }}</ref> Open source components of the operating system's ] can be obtained on DVD from Litl.<ref name="litl legal">{{cite web | |||
| |url=http://litl.com/legal/#source | |||
| |title=litl Software End User Licensing Agreement | |||
| |date=November, 2009 | |||
| |accessdate=2009-11-10 | |||
| |publisher=litl.com | |||
| }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | |||
| |url=https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=1189961&native_or_pdf=pdf#page=66 | |||
| |title=litl Software End User Licensing Agreement | |||
| |date=2009-10-28 | |||
| |publisher=] | |||
| |accessdate=2009-11-09}}</ref> | |||
| Notable software engineers who code for '''litl OS''' include ], a former chair of the ], and Lucas Rocha, who is currently a member of the ] Board of Directors<ref>http://foundation.gnome.org/about/</ref>. ] is currently litl's Director of Software Development. | |||
| == References == | |||
| {{refs|2}} | |||
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