Hi,
I am sceptical that the XO market will ever be able to sustain
manufacture of an XO-specific product. I hope and wish I am wrong.
However, I think we need to look for alternatives. Possibly the most
serious impediment to success of the OLPC initiative has been the lack
of laptop available
Jerry,
As I understand it he is using XS-0.7. XS-0.7 has two configured ports
The first is for the LAN, the
second is for the WAN. If he follows your suggestion he will not have a
network connection to the
laptops. The XS-0.7 xs-setup-network sets up the second port to accept
DHCP from the ISP
Clearly this capability is limited to XOs that have access to the internet.
Tony
On 06/08/2014 10:04 PM, sugar-devel-requ...@lists.sugarlabs.org wrote:
I'm making an activity which is just a lightweight version of the browser
activity. This activity is called social-help and the user can launch
At some point, the ctl+alt+backspace signal to restart was dropped. This was
a very handy way
to get out of dead-ends caused by starting too many activities.
What I would like to do is have this signal show a screen similar to the
switch desktop screen but with
a set of options:
Start
As I understood the original Sugar Activities, each activity was to
satisfy in the .xo bundle any
dependencies not satisfied by the system build. For example, GeoGebra
includes the required JRE.
This approach requires different .xo bundles for the XO-1 and XO-1.5 and
for the XO-1.75 and XO-4.
On 04/27/2014 06:24 PM, Jerry Vonau wrote:
OK, I might not be on the same page, but are you talking about
> >>activities
> >>with different builds for different sugar versions?
> >>
> >
> >Think what Tony is referring to above are the versions of TuxMath &
> >TuxPaint that are used in AU but re
Hi,
I have been using localhost and then have a cgi script in python use
sugar-launch to launch the activity.
The python script goes something like:
from subprocess import call
call('sugar-launch Memorize',shell=True)y
Tony
Message: 4
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:39:53 +1000
From: Sam Parkins
I was thinking something like:
{session:1396011616, 1396011616}
where at write_file time, the stop time is updated to the current time.
Tony
On 03/28/2014 10:19 AM, Manuel Quiñones wrote:
IMHO, you want one stop for session. Sugar execute write_file every time
>you switch activities, but yo
It is easier for users to understand shutting down the laptop by
pressing the power button twice than to use the shutdown in the XO menu.
However,
this shutdown does not properly close open activities.
When the power light goes red, I would assume it would be possible to
perform an orderly shu
Hi,
It sounds like the school server should be the node server.
Does this proposed implementation support python sugar activities?
Tony
On 03/09/2014 07:32 AM, sugar-devel-requ...@lists.sugarlabs.org wrote:
Message: 4
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 12:12:56 +0100
From: Daniel Narvaez
To: Prasoon Shukl
Hi,
I find it sometimes helpful when access points appear and disappear (or
are at an extreme range). The network manager appears to get confused.
As a further incantation, I also turn off the radio and turn it back on.
So the 'discard' button has psychological advantages in working with a
fr
Hi,
The original sugar-launch intended to provide this capability. It
requires only
a few lines of code.
parser.add_option("-o","--object_id",action="store_true",dest="object_id",
help="resume activity with object")
parser.add_option("-u","--object_uri",action="store_true",de
+1 Well said!
On 11/05/2013 04:03 AM, Peter Robinson wrote:
Having been involved in the OLPC OS side of things I believe you would
be much better taking the work done by OLPC with things like
olpc-os-builder and the work upstream with Fedora to use it to build
out OS images that will work in a
Hi, Sameer
I've tried to sit on my hands in this discussion. I agree with your
assessment
completely.
I had the opportunity to talk with Ruben Rodriguez at the sprint. He has
Sugar running (under Ubuntu) on a Nexus 7 and on a standard PC. I have
one of each to test this. The Nexus 7 together w
HI,
I suspect a 10 line python script could update activity-info.
It may be time to have two versions of each activity in ASLO. One
compatible
with 0.82 and the other with 0.100.
Keeping in mind that 0.82 < 0.100.
Tony
On 10/30/2013 05:04 PM, sugar-devel-requ...@lists.sugarlabs.org wrote:
HI, Sai
Sugar activities are written in Python. Ubuntu 12.04 is a good
development environment for Python.
The BlockParty activity (http://activities.sugarlabs.org) illustrates
using the __main__ feature of Python to
create an activity which will run as an independent Python program or as
a cl
Hi,
I expect the more basic solution is to use 'responsive design' techniques.
Sadly, the current (13.1) version of Browse does not appear to support
the flex box. This means a special css for a 1200 by 900 screen.
Tony
On 10/10/2013 12:00 PM, sugar-devel-requ...@lists.sugarlabs.org wrote:
Hi,
I suspect you are interested in building an activity using web technology.
However, you might want to look at the Python chess activities already
in ASLO, particularly GCOMPRIS Movelearn.
Tony
On 10/02/2013 12:00 PM, sugar-devel-requ...@lists.sugarlabs.org wrote:
Message: 1
Date: Wed,
Hi,
I took a quick look. Joke Machine does an
from abiword import Canvas
in module gui/lessonplanwidget.py
This module is present in 12.1.0 but not in 13.2.0.
Tony
On 08/27/2013 06:00 PM, sugar-devel-requ...@lists.sugarlabs.org wrote:
Message: 1
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 08:10:10 -0300
From:
d for mp3.
Tony
On 08/24/2013 08:34 AM, Jerry Vonau wrote:
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To: David Leeming
Cc: 'Tony Anderson';sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org
Subject: Re: [Sugar-devel] Sugar-devel
Hi,
I think 3826 is not relevant to the current problem.
A release such as 13.2.0. knows what codecs are installed and can set
the mime-types accordingly.
There is no reason that Sugar should not support webm. It is designed to
offer an fully open alternative to mp4 (h.264 ..). I believe thi
Hi, Jerry
That sounds promising. The 10GB was required to create the initial
repositories (essentially download 2 Fedora DVDs). It sounds like you
have created a 'minimum' repository needed to do the build.
One approach we used in Nepal, server-side, was to take the image,
unsquash, make the
Hi, Jerry
I think the difference in approach is that you have a centralized
organization supporting widely distributed deployments. In that case
providing an image with the necessary customizations is probably much
easier.
For those of us supporting a stack of XOs in a room, it is very simpl
Hi,
De facto, users can install the codecs as I understand it. The problem
is distribution.
The problem is not simple.
The following files are needed:
These two decode mp3
libgstmad.so
libmad.so
These two decode AAC (the audio stream in mp4 video)
libgstfaad.so
libfaad.so
This handles t
Hi,
I use the following script to supply the codecs:
#!/usr/bin/bash
#script to enable mp3,mp4
sudo cp libgstmad.so /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10
sudo chmod 755 /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstmad.so
sudo cp libmad.so.0 /usr/lib
sudo chmod 755 /usr/lib/libmad.so.0
sudo cp libgstfaad.so /usr/lib/gstrea
At ScaleX11, George Hunt demonstrated XSCE running on a Raspberry Pi
(with connected 2.5in external drive).
Also at ScaleX11, Caryl Bigenho demonstrated Sugar running on a
Raspberry Pi (with composite video to TV, usb keyboard and mouse).
Both of these are Fedora based.
Debian is the chosen
On 03/15/2013 06:03 PM, sugar-devel-requ...@lists.sugarlabs.org wrote:
Message: 2
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:21:31 -0500
From: James Simmons
To: Gonzalo Odiard
Cc: Sugar-dev Devel
Subject: Re: [Sugar-devel] Activity to improve collaboration in the
classroom
Message-ID:
Content-Typ
Hello,
I expect what Simon is asking is some more information to back up this
statement:
Both individual users and deployments need to be able to set a proxy for
Sugar and activities to use.
Tony
On 03/15/2013 03:02 PM, Ajay Garg wrote:
The feature is the same :) , as per
http://wiki.sugar
Hi,
Does this mean we will need two signed images, one for the schoolserver
and one for the stand-alone XO? Until now, the default configuration has
assumed that proxy is provided by the schoolserver.
Tony
On 03/14/2013 11:17 PM, Gonzalo Odiard wrote:
On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 6:19 PM, Tony
Hi,
This discussion is making me nervous. The standard model of the XO has
been that they are connected to the internet via the school server.
Is it proposed to set up this proxy-server as a requirement for all XOs
and for the user (primary school children) to have to manage this even
when no
Hi,
A little off topic. I tried the first version of screencast on an XO-1.
The show-stopper was the time to render to ogv for a few seconds of
recording. I gave up after 30min.
Has this changed or should screencast be used with SOAS, for example, on
a fast system?
Tony
On 12/07/2012 04
Hi,
This implementation implies that it must be set for each XO (in a school
with 100 XOs!). How is it proposed to explain this to the classroom
teacher who would need to make this setting or walk their children
through it.
It would seem more appropriate that this configuration be made by a
Hi,
It sounds very useful. If the QR activity sends the URI while Browse is
not running, does Browse get launched?
Tony
On 11/12/2012 12:22 PM, S. Daniel Francis wrote:
Hi Tony,
2012/11/12 Tony Anderson :
Hi,
I have been approaching this from the other direction - opening a Sugar
Hi,
I have been approaching this from the other direction - opening a Sugar
activity from a web page using localhost (CGIHTTPServer). I started the
local server at launch of the Learn.activity (Firefox wrapper). The
localhost cgi scripts invoke python scripts which can launch Sugar
activities
en is
visible on the student's laptop.
Tony
On 10/16/2012 11:18 AM, Gary Martin wrote:
Hi Tony,
On 16 Oct 2012, at 15:47, Tony Anderson wrote:
Hi,
The ShowNTell activity provides both slide show and sound capability. The
slides are images at present.
Hmmm, seems like some
port to gtk3.
Tony
On 10/16/2012 10:22 AM, Gary Martin wrote:
Hi Tony,
On 16 Oct 2012, at 14:34, Tony Anderson wrote:
Hi,
What is the purpose of help? In Windows, help is a method to find out how to
accomplish a particular task using an application. It is not a means to learn
how to use
Hi,
What is the purpose of help? In Windows, help is a method to find out
how to accomplish a particular task using an application. It is not a
means to learn how to use the computer or Windows.
The Help activity is a specialized reader for the Floss (pdf) manuals.
Unfortunately, the text in
Hi,
The following code:
client = gconf.client_get_default()
role = client.get_string('/desktop/sugar/user/role')
raises an exception:
I am setting a gconf parameter: role to indicate whether a student is
'staff', or in grade 4, 5, or 6.
The entry is set in /home/olpc/.gconf/desktop/sugar/us
2012, at 15:33, Tony Anderson wrote:
Hi,
An important concept is 'language of instruction'. For example, in Nepal the
language of instruction is Nepali; however, there are many native languages
other than Nepali.
In Haiti, the language of instruction is French. This is different than
Hi,
An important concept is 'language of instruction'. For example, in Nepal
the language of instruction is Nepali; however, there are many native
languages other than Nepali.
In Haiti, the language of instruction is French. This is different than
requiring a course in French. All of the tex
. uploaded to the schoolserver).
4. Cyan means the user has clicked on an entry which does not have a
local copy (i.e. has requested a local copy of the entry but the
download has not yet occurred).
Tony
On 11/24/2011 09:17 AM, Kevin Mark wrote:
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:21:27PM +0200, Tony
w widget. Right-clicking a misspelled
word pops up a menu of suggested replacements" [2], but the last version
is from 2009.
Gonzalo
[1] http://www.june29.com/IDP/
[2] http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Tony Anderson mailto:tony_ander...@usa.net>> wrote:
Hi,
What is being deleted is the locally cached copy of a file which is
stored on the school server. If the user needs it, it can be downloaded
again.
Tony
On 11/23/2011 11:56 AM, Hal Murray wrote:
On the laptop, it would be easy to set up a quota for the datastore in
which the demon coul
Would the mechanism used to implement this be exposed in a way that it
could also be used for a global dictionary (i.e. the user could click on
a word or phrase and get a definition (in the same or a different language)?
On 11/23/2011 07:00 PM, sugar-devel-requ...@lists.sugarlabs.org wrote:
S
Hi,
I suspect I am about to start a flame war. I apologize in advance. I
feel that I need to customize Sugar for use with the schoolserver based
on the following considerations. I would appreciate helpful comments
(after the laughter dies down).
For purposes of this discussion, an activity i
My apologies for forgetting to reset the subject line.
I had hoped to use the bulletin board key as F11 (fullscreen). This
seems easier to explain than the current F11 (lower audio volume).
Tony
On 10/27/2011 12:00 PM, sugar-devel-requ...@lists.sugarlabs.org wrote:
Send Sugar-devel mailing
Hi,
I had hoped to use the bulletin board key as F11 (fullscreen). This
seems easier to explain than the current F11 (lower audio volume).
Tony
On 10/27/2011 12:00 PM, sugar-devel-requ...@lists.sugarlabs.org wrote:
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The ShowNTell activity identifies it's content bundles with the mime
type application/x-classroompresenter and the glob .cpxo. This
information is provided in mimetypes.xml in the activity folder.
In 0.84.31 (860), the association of the bundle with the activity fails.
The Journal reports 'no
Hi,
I am trying the DataManager activity on 0.84. The activity.registry
seems to have been deleted or changed.
from sugar.activity import registry
...
#Retrieve and ActivityRegistry Object
ar = registry.get_registry()
# use get_activities() to get a list of ActivityInf
Hi,
The educational team at OLENepal would like a 'karaoke-style' text
reader above all other activities on the XO. This is primarily for
English. Looking at the activity code, it looks like the speech code is
there but disabled.
Would it be possible to release a version that supports espeak w
to add an import
for the Memorize format as well.
Tony
Eben Eliason wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Tony Anderson wrote:
>> Wade,
>>
>> I am working on additions to Image Quiz to add the features mentioned
>> here. The primary goal is to provide a pic
run Flash animations and to support offline Moodle (where Gears comes
in).
If you have problems, the folks at OLENepal may be able to help
(contact: Bryan Berry ).
Tony
Caroline Meeks wrote:
> I think Tony Anderson in Nepal is working on it.
>
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 5:07 PM, D
Wade,
I am working on additions to Image Quiz to add the features mentioned
here. The primary goal is to provide a picture recognition capability
for learning vocabulary (the user is presented with four pictures and
hears an audio prompt, then clicks on the correct picture). The
capability to
I didn't continue down that avenue, but
> I'll gladly continue if its of use...
>
> kind Regards,
> David Van Assche
>
> On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 8:04 PM, Bryan Berry wrote:
>> On Sat, 2009-01-03 at 07:31 -0500, Tony Anderson wrote:
>>> The XO's prim
2) Make a mini-LiveCD of the XS to support
> Moodle course development and testing.
>
> (3) Is Birmingham using Moodle? I've done
> periodic Googles with no real information
> on progress, XO usage, ...
>
> --Chris
>
> Tony Anderson wrote:
>>
>&
g a collection of K-8 resources that
> can be accessed via Moodle? Curriki? Merlot? Which countries are
> ahead in this?
>
> Thanks,
> Caroline
>
> On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Tony Anderson <mailto:tony_ander...@usa.net>> wrote:
>
> Bryan has
Bryan has started a very interesting discussion about what is needed for
the XO to support education. I would like to add my two cents worth.
We are learning (gaining new experience) every day that we are alive.
The traditional difference in education is that it is organized
learning. Teaching
Hi,
We are looking at the same problem. We would like the students to be
automatically logged in to their Moodle courses.
The approach I am looking at now is to have a Python script run at boot
which creates a cookie with the nickname, serial number , and colors (in
case there is more than one
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