Aahh... thanks for clarifying that for me. I am new here, and i did not realize that pygame/sdl stuff would not work on the XO. So, given what you have said here, then i wish you best-of-luck pursuing your project. All the best,
Charles Cosse On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Prakhar Agarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > After discussions on IRC with everyone I came to know that tuxtype can not > be ported to XO due its dependence on SDL graphics library. This is what I > comprehended from the discussions. Also, there was an initiative to develop > a typing tutor previously, but somehow it was not completed. Reference: > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Typing_tutor > So, I plan to develop this activity from scratch and put an end to the > missing requirement. Working hard at it. :-) > > And regarding the difference between my plans and Tuxtype, I would say > that it would be little early to comment on the differences. Firstly, I > would aim at accomplishing the fundamental requirements of the typing tutor. > Then in consultation with mentors, developers and users, I will further > enhance the features. > Right now I'm studying the current typing tutors. > Please do participate in the Typing Tutor's User Phase :-) > It has been initiated for getting inputs from everyone and come up with > results of Idea Development Stage. > > Cheers, > > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 9:43 PM, Charles Cossé <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Isn't Tux Typing already there? Could you discuss differences of your > > plans to Tux Typing, and explain what would be new/better/different? Just > > curious, > > > > Charles Cosse > > > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Prakhar Agarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hello Everyone! > > > Please go through following links for your reference: > > > My proposal: wiki.laptop.org/go/LetsType > > > My homepage: prakhar.jiit.googlepages.com > > > > > > Well, I have been going through some of the existing typing tutors for > > > some days and have understood some important aspects common to all. In my > > > endeavour to contribute a typing tutor to XO, I would also like to have > > > your > > > views. > > > I suppose many of you must have used a typing tutor. It would be very > > > useful for me to get an overview of your experience. > > > I give prime importance to "User feedback" of any application. > > > Therefore, I would like to initiate a small idea generation phase called > > > *USER Phase* as the very first stage of developing the typing tutor > > > activity. > > > Post your suggestions/ideas here or at > > > wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:LetsType > > > They can be: > > > 1. Features you desire > > > 2. Important flaws that you noticed in your past experiences > > > 3. New ideas > > > 4. Suggestions on exercises/content for typing tutor > > > 5. Suggestions on GUI(what best suits a child's level? I feel its a > > > game, how about you?) and the overall look and feel > > > 6. Any references for me? > > > 7. Criticism is most welcome > > > > > > Participate openly in this *User phase* and win lots of praise and > > > blessings from me!! > > > I hope to have a healthy brainstorming session with everyone. > > > > > > Another Query: > > > I have got some feedback regarding the support for multi-language from > > > the start. I have no idea how to go about doing this and completing the > > > localization within GSoC schedule. Keeping the widespread use of XO Laptop > > > in mind, I have already mentioned in my application about localizing the > > > activity in other languages soon after the English version is complete. > > > Your > > > suggestions in this context can help me a lot. > > > Thanks! > > > > > > :-) > > > Cheers, > > > -- > > > Prakhar Agarwal > > > Technical Head - Library R&D Team > > > 3rd Year > > > B.Tech, IT > > > JIIT University,Noida > > > "Life is the greatest teacher" > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sugar mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > AsymptopiaSoftware | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.asymptopia.org > > > > > -- > Prakhar Agarwal > Technical Head - Library R&D Team > 3rd Year > B.Tech, IT > JIIT University,Noida > "Life is the greatest teacher" > -- AsymptopiaSoftware | [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.asymptopia.org
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