On 18.01.2011, at 18:41, Erik Blankinship wrote: > On a dual-boot XO, does it make sense to use the same binary code for sugar > activities also in gnome applications? If so, are there guidelines or > example acti-plications?
I think it makes a lot of sense. That's one of the reasons the Etoys activity bundle is but a tiny wrapper. Etoys works as stand-alone application in Gnome and as activity in Sugar. > If the same binary code is not re-used by both platforms, but just the same > code base, are there guidelines or examples of how to re-use the same code > base effectively? Off the top of my head, how data is serialized is handled > differently between the two platforms. Yes. Etoys switches the tool bar, e.g., the insert object/keep a copy buttons are replaced by file load/save buttons, the sharing button goes away, a full-screen button is added. The file format is the same, but different code paths are used. > This question is of particular concern to acti-plications with many media > assets, like some video games. It would be nice to avoid file redundancy. > Given the small size of the XO netbooks, I hope this question is on mark for > this community. Right on. - Bert - _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
