I have found what I think is a likely email address for the original uploader, and have attempted to contact him.
Quoting Wade Brainerd <[email protected]>: > It would be great to get the original author to fix it and finish it up. > > Right now it's probably not worth the effort to fork it to gitorious, > fix it, and post a new bundle. > > BTW, if you're interested in helping make Sugar, we have plenty of > coders who would be happy to help you get started! > > Wade > > On Jan 23, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Tom Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Wade. Though I am a programmer by trade, my familiarity >> with Sugar ends at the UI. Is this something you are capable of >> fixing, or should I attempt to inform the original uploader, >> Sulmanminhas? >> >> Quoting Wade Brainerd <[email protected]>: >> >>> Quick update, it turns out the activity just has the old problem where it >>> tries to load files without prepending the bundle path. >>> It might be nice if Sugar would start activities in their bundle >>> directories, I think it used to. >>> >>> -Wade >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Wade Brainerd <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Tom, >>>> There are a ton of activities out there like this one that were started at >>>> some point and not finished, or else were finished but not kept up to date >>>> as Sugar evolved. >>>> >>>> I downloaded this one and tried it out. Assuming that it wouldn't work, I >>>> downloaded the .xo file using wget, unzipped it using unzip, and then ran >>>> 'python setup.py dev' in the BasicMaths.activity directory. After >>>> restarting Sugar I launched the activity and it came up just fine, but I >>>> noticed the following problems: >>>> >>>> - MANIFEST file is totally wrong, contains an extra path. >>>> - Icon doesn't follow Sugar icon conventions. >>>> - The activity itself is extremely basic. It consists of an equation >>>> missing an operator, with some operator buttons to click on, and text >>>> telling you whether you were correct or not. >>>> >>>> That said, it did work for me. It would be interesting to know >>>> what the Log >>>> activity shows for it on your XO. It would also be great to contact the >>>> author and try to convince them to complete it. >>>> >>>> We recently started a SugarLabs ActivityTeam to try and catalog and >>>> (eventually) fix these kinds of activities, and it would help us a lot if >>>> you could document this and any other finds at: >>>> >>>> http://sugarlabs.org/go/ActivityTeam/ActivityStatus >>>> >>>> Also, there are a couple of Math-related Sugar activities in development >>>> right now. If you're interested in helping out with one, let me >>>> know and I >>>> can point you in the right direction. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Wade >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Tom Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> There is a Basic Math Game activity listed on the Math portal page >>>>> (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Math), but when I download it to my XO, and >>>>> attempt to Start it from the Journal, nothing appears to happen. >>>>> >>>>> Have others tried this activity? Should I expect it to work? If so, >>>>> what can I do to troubleshoot? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> --Tom >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Olpc-open mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ Olpc-open mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
