Read ETexts Activity

[James Simmons]

Edward,

I browsed through the links on your Programming For Children pages and 
came across the Activity Tutorial 
(http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activity_tutorial).  Like the other tutorials 
I've seen it quits just as things are getting interesting.  It gave me 
an idea for a new page, which I'd like to call "Beyond Hello World" 
which would be on writing an Activity that actually does something 
useful.  I would cover such topics as how Sugar activities deal with 
files, how to use meta data with Sugar activities, how to create a 
standalone Python app that can easily be Sugarized, debugging tips, 
etc.  I would use code snippets from my own Activities for sample code.  
I would link to it from the "Sugar" page.

I need to finish my own Activities before I write this, but I think it 
would be a way to put my "hard won" knowledge in the Wiki without 
messing up anything that's already there.  Also, anything I get wrong 
could be corrected by others.

James Simmons

Edward Cherlin wrote:

>I started a document on the Wiki, Programming for Children
>(activities), and another, Programming with Children (tutorials). Your
>input would be most welcome. See the OLPC Publications page for more
>suggestions and invitations.
>