[OLPC library] [Wiki-gang] fixed [[Library]] , some questions

[Seth Woodworth]

Thank you S.

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 10:03 PM, S Page <info at skierpage.com> wrote:

> Dear sj,
>
> It took me 8 months to realize there is no Library activity, rather
> there's a script that modifies your home page each time you install a
> collection.
>
> FYI I aggressively rewrote the start of
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Library to reflect reality.  I deleted most of
> its OBX stuff which pointed to a bunch of test .po files.  I kept the
> past and future planning.
>
> I also added an installing section in
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Collections to match the Activities page,
> fixed most links to "Library grid", etc.
>
> I have a few remaining questions:
>
> * Is the term "content bundles" obsoleted by "collections"?
>
> * Does Software update in 8.2.0 update collections as well as
> activities?  I'm pretty sure it installed the Content Collections in
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activities/G1G1/8.2 , but I haven't seen it
> update any content yet.
>


Yes, as a last minute change this was included in 8.2 and the documentation
should reflect this.


>
> * Is there a way users can tell where a collection will appear in the
> library navigation?  (Geeks can unzip the .xol and read
> library/library.info ...)
>

I believe that it is pretty arbitrarily decided in the lib.info.


>
> * Someone wrote about the library in 9.1.0 requirements:
>   The current API is a mess, doesn't match the documentation on the
> wiki, is inconsistent with the activity.info format, etc.
> But I don't know enough to fix that.



I suggest continually hounding SJ until he either fixes it or provides
others with the knowledge to fix it.

All the best,
Seth



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