Excellent, thank you! If he needs any help getting the activity fixed, he is welcome to send a mail to [email protected]. -Wade
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Tom Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> > > >
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