Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Olidata computers in Uruguay
Thanks. We'll try to start to fix the most interest activities. regards, Esteban. 2011/6/17 Walter Bender > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Esteban Bordón > wrote: > > In most cases the problem is specific of the activities, then people must > > modify the activities one by one. > > > > > > 2011/6/16 Caryl Bigenho > >> > >> Hello Esteban (and all), > >> It would be wonderful if you or someone else could write up some very > easy > >> to follow instructions for doing the screen scaling, in Spanish, for the > >> teachers in Uruguay. Don't assume anything. Pretend the teacher is a > total > >> beginner (on the Olidata many will be). Make it a "Grannie's Guide" type > >> document and they will love you forever for doing it! > >> Caryl (aka "GrannieB") > >> > >> > >> From: ebor...@plan.ceibal.edu.uy > >> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:58:43 -0300 > >> To: garycmar...@googlemail.com > >> CC: IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org; yamap...@gmail.com; > >> sugar-de...@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> Subject: Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Olidata computers in Uruguay > >> > >> > One of the most noticeable source for incompatibilities seems to be > >> > screen definition, 800x600 in the Olidata, and thus several Activities > are > >> > cropped, > >> > >> Screen definition is 800x480 ... > >> > >> > >> Ouch, quite a few Activity toolbars will likely overflow at 800x600 > >> (overflow widgets land in a drop down menu in the far right of the > toolbar > >> that shows the text from the tool button hint only). The XO is a > 1200x900 > >> screen, about a year or two back there was general consensus that we > should > >> try and make sure Activities worked well down too 1024x768 as that was > >> common in emulated environments and regular laptops/desktops. > >> > >> These 800x600 display machines will want to make sure they are running > >> Sugar using an environmental variable of SUGAR_SCALING=72, this will > shrink > >> the UI scale down to fit the lower screen resolution. SUGAR_SCALING > >> currently only has an effect at either 72 (works well for 800x600 and > >> 1024x768) or 100 (for 1200x900 or larger). > >> > >> With SUGAR_SCALING=72 Sugar have some problems showing properties of a > >> journal entry for example. I trying to set lower values of SUGAR_SCALING > but > >> I have not getting good results. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Esteban. > >> > >> > >> > >> ___ IAEP -- It's An > Education > >> Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > > > ___ > > Sugar-devel mailing list > > sugar-de...@lists.sugarlabs.org > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel > > > > > > I've created a ticket to track the Journal Detail View problem: > > http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/2899 > > regards. > > -walter > > -- > Walter Bender > Sugar Labs > http://www.sugarlabs.org > ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Olidata computers in Uruguay
In most cases the problem is specific of the activities, then people must modify the activities one by one. 2011/6/16 Caryl Bigenho > Hello Esteban (and all), > > It would be wonderful if you or someone else could write up some very easy > to follow instructions for doing the screen scaling, in Spanish, for the > teachers in Uruguay. Don't assume anything. Pretend the teacher is a > total beginner (on the Olidata many will be). Make it a "Grannie's Guide" > type document and they will love you forever for doing it! > > Caryl (aka "GrannieB") > > -- > From: ebor...@plan.ceibal.edu.uy > Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:58:43 -0300 > To: garycmar...@googlemail.com > CC: IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org; yamap...@gmail.com; > sugar-de...@lists.sugarlabs.org > Subject: Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Olidata computers in Uruguay > > > > One of the most noticeable source for incompatibilities seems to be > screen definition, 800x600 in the Olidata, and thus several Activities are > cropped, > > > Screen definition is 800x480 ... > > > > Ouch, quite a few Activity toolbars will likely overflow at 800x600 > (overflow widgets land in a drop down menu in the far right of the toolbar > that shows the text from the tool button hint only). The XO is a 1200x900 > screen, about a year or two back there was general consensus that we should > try and make sure Activities worked well down too 1024x768 as that was > common in emulated environments and regular laptops/desktops. > > These 800x600 display machines will want to make sure they are running > Sugar using an environmental variable of SUGAR_SCALING=72, this will shrink > the UI scale down to fit the lower screen resolution. SUGAR_SCALING > currently only has an effect at either 72 (works well for 800x600 and > 1024x768) or 100 (for 1200x900 or larger). > > > With SUGAR_SCALING=72 Sugar have some problems showing properties of a > journal entry for example. I trying to set lower values of SUGAR_SCALING but > I have not getting good results. > > Regards, > Esteban. > > > > ___ IAEP -- It's An Education > Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Olidata computers in Uruguay
> > > One of the most noticeable source for incompatibilities seems to be > screen definition, 800x600 in the Olidata, and thus several Activities are > cropped, > Screen definition is 800x480 ... > > Ouch, quite a few Activity toolbars will likely overflow at 800x600 > (overflow widgets land in a drop down menu in the far right of the toolbar > that shows the text from the tool button hint only). The XO is a 1200x900 > screen, about a year or two back there was general consensus that we should > try and make sure Activities worked well down too 1024x768 as that was > common in emulated environments and regular laptops/desktops. > > These 800x600 display machines will want to make sure they are running > Sugar using an environmental variable of SUGAR_SCALING=72, this will shrink > the UI scale down to fit the lower screen resolution. SUGAR_SCALING > currently only has an effect at either 72 (works well for 800x600 and > 1024x768) or 100 (for 1200x900 or larger). > With SUGAR_SCALING=72 Sugar have some problems showing properties of a journal entry for example. I trying to set lower values of SUGAR_SCALING but I have not getting good results. Regards, Esteban. ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
