On 26 Sep 2008, at 19:31, Arjun Sarwal wrote: > Hi, > > 2008/9/26 Gary C Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Here's a set of basic Activity test results for build 8.2-763, hope >> the ASCI >> art doesn't get too mangled by the list server (need to view with a >> fixed >> Measure-20 . . - . x x x . x Doesn't sleep when Activity is >> in the >> background (eats 75% cpu). Can't >> seem to >> record anything. Keep error when > > -- When Measure is in background and some other Activity comes in > foreground, then Measure releases sound device - you can record sound > using any other program/application. In this state Measure also > doesn't hog CPU.
Just testing with Measure-21 and 8.2-765, yes I see this now. However switching to any of the Neighborhood/Group/Home views does not seem count as putting Measure into the background, it still consumes the cpu and claims the sound input device. I'm guessing this is a Sugar behaviour? Is this a bug or a feature (feels like a Sugar bug that would make the UI sluggish for no go reason)? > -- For recording the waveforms, within 'Sound' in toolbar, if 'Now' is > selected and the record button next to it is pressed, it will capture > the current displayed waveform. If you select an interval and then > press the record button, it will start saving waveforms at the > specified interval and the record button will change to a 'stop' > button. It will record a maximum of 10 waveforms. > > You will be able to see the waveforms as picture files in the Journal Ahhh, thanks Arjun, so that's where they go to. I was expecting some visual representation within Measure, perhaps like Record does, where there is a tray at the bottom of the screen, or Browse and its bookmark thumbnails. Is there a way to capture waveform images without the entire UI also appearing in the screen shot? > --For recording sensor values, within the 'Sensors' context , when one > presses the record button it will start writing the sensor values (of > the sensor connected at Analog Input) at the specified interval. > You can have multiple recording sessions,i.e. stop it and then resume > it and stop it again and resume it. > > You can see the logged sensor values in the Journal. They are saved > in csv format. > (I am waiting for the spreadsheet activity to come soon! :) ) Thanks, I understand this now as well. I had not noticed that new entries were silently being entered in to the Journal. BTW: you can resume the CSV file and Write will display the list of values. I also tried copying the CSV to the clipboard, but it generated a blank clipboard icon and would not paste anywhere (probably a Sugar issue, the clipboard isn't very robust yet). Some quick suggestions: - The "Start Recording" text could say "Start Recording to Journal", that would have pointed me to check in the Journal after clicking record. - The time section menu could say "Every 30 seconds", "Every 2 minutes" etc. Before you explained, I believed that the times were the duration of the sample to be recorded, not the interval between each sample. The little toolbar interval icon makes more sense now that I know what the menu does ;-) > Lastly, thanks for the feedback, its really useful. It helped me > figure out a minor problem in sensor values recording (#8683) and I > released ver21 that corrects that! Glad it was of use! I'm a bit of an electronics type, so I'm really glad Measure is up and working again. --Gary P.S. Any chance of solving the "keep error" bug every time Measure is closed? I'm not quite sure what causes them. _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
