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| 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>. | 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>. | ||
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Litl OS is the cloud-oriented operating environment of the litl webbook a.k.a easel.
Overview
User interface philosophy
The litl OS interface removes a number of conventional elements of general purpose desktops. "Litl eliminates menus, icons, and folders. In fact, we've removed all computer administrative debris between you and the web". 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.".
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 desktops. The interfaces to some web content are also customized by litl or third parties to integrate with Litl OS and are referred to as litl channels. (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 Pentagram working closely with litl. Detailed interaction design was by Cooper Consulting in consultation with litl's internal design team. Fort Franklin also contributed to some design elements.
Software details
The underlying operating system is a mobile/embedded distribution of Ubuntu provided by Canonical. The user interface is written largely in Mozilla's dialect of Javascript using the gjs binding to access GNOME and Clutter UI elements. Software updates are automatically delivered nightly over the Internet connection and the OS stores browser cards, web channels, settings and contacts online at Amazon S3 using a web service running on Google's App Engine and the Django framework. Litl OS can synchronize information from the Internet to the webbook and between webbooks. Open source components of the operating system's source code can be obtained on DVD from Litl.
Notable software engineers who code for litl OS include Havoc Pennington, a former chair of the Gnome Foundation, and Lucas Rocha, who is currently a member of the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors. Havoc Pennington is litl's Director of Software Development.
References
- http://litl.com/easy-to-use/intuitive-interface.htm
- http://litl.com/essays/philosophy.htm
- http://blog.litl.com/2009/11/17/litl-os-card-view-and-browser-video/
- http://pentagram.com/en/new/2009/11/new-work-litl.php
- http://www.cooper.com/journal/2009/11/yay_for_litl.html
- ibid.
- Lucas Rocha, Litl developer (2009-11-04). "litl webbook: some technical comments". Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- C. Scott Ananian, Litl developer (2009-11-04). "litl's technical secrets revealed!". Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- "litl Software End User Licensing Agreement". litl.com. November, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - litl Software End User Licensing Agreement. FCC. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- http://foundation.gnome.org/about/