And please add the original dev contact info into the .info metadata and project page as appropriate...
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Wade Brainerd <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
