Hey, even I'm new here and have a lot to learn. So, gearing up for the real thing. Thanks for your appreciation Charles. Be in touch. And do participate in the User Phase. Any idea/suggestion would be very helpful. Take care.
Cheers, On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 11:30 PM, Charles Cossé <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aahh... thanks for clarifying that for me. I am new here, and i did not > realize that pygame/sdl stuff would not work on the XO. So, given what you > have said here, then i wish you best-of-luck pursuing your project. All > the best, > > Charles Cosse > > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Prakhar Agarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hello, > > After discussions on IRC with everyone I came to know that tuxtype can > > not be ported to XO due its dependence on SDL graphics library. This is what > > I comprehended from the discussions. Also, there was an initiative to > > develop a typing tutor previously, but somehow it was not completed. > > Reference: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Typing_tutor > > So, I plan to develop this activity from scratch and put an end to the > > missing requirement. Working hard at it. :-) > > > > And regarding the difference between my plans and Tuxtype, I would say > > that it would be little early to comment on the differences. Firstly, I > > would aim at accomplishing the fundamental requirements of the typing tutor. > > Then in consultation with mentors, developers and users, I will further > > enhance the features. > > Right now I'm studying the current typing tutors. > > Please do participate in the Typing Tutor's User Phase :-) > > It has been initiated for getting inputs from everyone and come up with > > results of Idea Development Stage. > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 9:43 PM, Charles Cossé <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Isn't Tux Typing already there? Could you discuss differences of your > > > plans to Tux Typing, and explain what would be new/better/different? Just > > > curious, > > > > > > Charles Cosse > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Prakhar Agarwal < > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hello Everyone! > > > > Please go through following links for your reference: > > > > My proposal: wiki.laptop.org/go/LetsType > > > > My homepage: prakhar.jiit.googlepages.com > > > > > > > > Well, I have been going through some of the existing typing tutors > > > > for some days and have understood some important aspects common to all. > > > > In > > > > my endeavour to contribute a typing tutor to XO, I would also like to > > > > have > > > > your views. > > > > I suppose many of you must have used a typing tutor. It would be > > > > very useful for me to get an overview of your experience. > > > > I give prime importance to "User feedback" of any application. > > > > Therefore, I would like to initiate a small idea generation phase called > > > > *USER Phase* as the very first stage of developing the typing tutor > > > > activity. > > > > Post your suggestions/ideas here or at > > > > wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:LetsType > > > > They can be: > > > > 1. Features you desire > > > > 2. Important flaws that you noticed in your past experiences > > > > 3. New ideas > > > > 4. Suggestions on exercises/content for typing tutor > > > > 5. Suggestions on GUI(what best suits a child's level? I feel its a > > > > game, how about you?) and the overall look and feel > > > > 6. Any references for me? > > > > 7. Criticism is most welcome > > > > > > > > Participate openly in this *User phase* and win lots of praise and > > > > blessings from me!! > > > > I hope to have a healthy brainstorming session with everyone. > > > > > > > > Another Query: > > > > I have got some feedback regarding the support for multi-language > > > > from the start. I have no idea how to go about doing this and > > > > completing the > > > > localization within GSoC schedule. Keeping the widespread use of XO > > > > Laptop > > > > in mind, I have already mentioned in my application about localizing the > > > > activity in other languages soon after the English version is complete. > > > > Your > > > > suggestions in this context can help me a lot. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > :-) > > > > Cheers, > > > > -- > > > > Prakhar Agarwal > > > > Technical Head - Library R&D Team > > > > 3rd Year > > > > B.Tech, IT > > > > JIIT University,Noida > > > > "Life is the greatest teacher" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Sugar mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > AsymptopiaSoftware | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > www.asymptopia.org > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Prakhar Agarwal > > Technical Head - Library R&D Team > > 3rd Year > > B.Tech, IT > > JIIT University,Noida > > "Life is the greatest teacher" > > > > > > -- > AsymptopiaSoftware | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.asymptopia.org > -- Prakhar Agarwal Technical Head - Library R&D Team 3rd Year B.Tech, IT JIIT University,Noida "Life is the greatest teacher"
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