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All,<br>
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As threatened, I have created a Wiki page called "Beyond Hello World"
where I put what I know about writing Sugar Activities. It isn't much,
but there is information on that page I had an awful time figuring out,
so maybe it will be of use to someone. I am sure that at least some of
the things I wrote are not as correct as they could be. My feeling is
if these things are true they're worth knowing, and if not hopefully
somebody will correct them before too many get led astray.<br>
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The URL is <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Beyond_Hello_World">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Beyond_Hello_World</a><br>
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I link to this page from only one place:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers</a><br>
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If the consensus is that the page is of some use, I or others can link
to it from more places.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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James Simmons<br>
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Edward Cherlin wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Feb 15, 2008 9:12 AM, James Simmons <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jim.simmons@walgreens.com"><jim.simmons@walgreens.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Edward,
I browsed through the links on your Programming For Children pages and
came across the Activity Tutorial
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activity_tutorial">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activity_tutorial</a>). Like the other tutorials
I've seen it quits just as things are getting interesting.
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Just so.
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<pre wrap="">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.
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Excellent. Just what I was hoping for. Hello, World can be chapter 1,
and your contribution chapter 2. Then we shall see what you inspire
others to contribute.
We also need more information on Sugarizing non-Python apps.
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<pre wrap="">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.
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You don't need to worry about messing up pages. It all stays there in
the history and is easy to bring back. But it is also no problem if
you add a section of your own to a page without disturbing what is
there.
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<pre wrap="">James Simmons
Edward Cherlin wrote:
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<pre wrap="">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.
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