Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (Tomeu Vizoso)

2008-06-08 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 5:22 AM, Tarun Pondicherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I installed Moodle with oublog. How do I actually get to the blog part of > it? The only reference I see is in Admin > Activities page but that screen > has no options in it for OU Blog. I tried to create a course but

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (Tomeu Vizoso)

2008-06-07 Thread Tarun Pondicherry
># if you liked the oublog code, merge in that branch >git merge origin/mdl19-oublog > I installed Moodle with oublog. How do I actually get to the blog part of it? The only reference I see is in Admin > Activities page but that screen has no options in it for OU Blog. I tried to c

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (Tomeu Vizoso)

2008-06-06 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Tarun Pondicherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wasn't aware that teachers were using non-XO laptops. If this is the You should check with Ceibal/LATU but IIRC they do have teachers with plain old laptops. Most countries have this "mixed client" requirement. > ca

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (Tomeu Vizoso)

2008-06-06 Thread Tarun Pondicherry
I wasn't aware that teachers were using non-XO laptops. If this is the case, then it makes much more sense to tweak an existing editor, probably the one in oublog as you mentioned. Where can I get my hands on the code for Moodle that runs on the XS? (I'm still trying to get a handle on where

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (Tomeu Vizoso)

2008-06-05 Thread Greg Smith (gregmsmi)
nks, Greg S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tomeu Vizoso Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:43 AM To: Greg Smith (gregmsmi) Cc: server-devel@lists.laptop.org Subject: Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (Tomeu Vizoso) I see, sorry I missed t

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (Tomeu Vizoso)

2008-06-05 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Greg Smith (gregmsmi) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hope this whole app can be done server side with no changes to code on > the XO. I don't even want to "sugarize" beyond making sure the web pages > display well in the default Browser. > > That saves us from updat

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (Tomeu Vizoso)

2008-06-05 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
Browse + HTML but that's a price > we're willing to pay for shorter development time and flexibility in > updating. > > BTW Tarun, is your XO on its way to India? Get me the shipping address > off list and I'll ping SJ again if needed. > > Thanks, > > Gr

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (Tomeu Vizoso)

2008-06-05 Thread Greg Smith (gregmsmi)
. Thanks, Greg S ** Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 12:38:40 +0200 From: "Tomeu Vizoso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes To: "Tarun Pondicherry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: server-devel@lists.laptop.org, sugar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Messa

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes

2008-06-05 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Tarun Pondicherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Embed Mozilla's editor inside an activity similarly to how we are > embedding the browse in Browse. > http://www.xulplanet.com/references/xpcomref/comps/c_editorhtmleditor1.html > > > This looks very promising. The

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes

2008-06-05 Thread Tarun Pondicherry
Tomeu Vizoso wrote: [ccing sugar] Hi, just some comments: On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 5:55 AM, Tarun Pondicherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 1) Provide a client side Browse based WYSIWYG editor that does what the editor in Moodle Blog does for students to easily create and edit posts. This versi

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes

2008-06-05 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
[ccing sugar] Hi, just some comments: On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 5:55 AM, Tarun Pondicherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1) Provide a client side Browse based WYSIWYG editor that does what the > editor in Moodle Blog does for students to easily create and edit > posts. This version will be sugariz

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes

2008-06-04 Thread Tarun Pondicherry
Hi, Sorry I was not in this discussion earlier, I only was able to get my internet mostly set up today. Its critical we are all on the same page about what needs to be done, so I will explain what I think needs to be developed in my own words. Please comment and clarify anything that doesn't

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (was: Re: The road towards xs-0.3 - update)

2008-06-04 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Greg Smith (gregmsmi) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to minimize the scope but I see feature creep coming so we better > plan for it in advance. Me too. I also want to have a solid app with a long-term maintenance plan :-) Great to hear we aren'to far away...

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (was: Re: The road towards xs-0.3 - update)

2008-06-04 Thread Greg Smith (gregmsmi)
Hi Martin, You're right we are closer than I thought on first read. Thanks for the added comments. I want to minimize the scope but I see feature creep coming so we better plan for it in advance. Here are some comments on these: > - understand a simple level of identity & roles (provided by XS f

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (was: Re: The road towards xs-0.3 - update)

2008-06-03 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 1:27 AM, Greg Smith (gregmsmi) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the sanity check, that's not it :-( Well, I think it is pretty close :-) What you described is roughly what I had read a few weeks (months?) ago. So I described an additional step - an xo activity to blog, that y

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (was: Re: The road towards xs-0.3 - update)

2008-06-03 Thread John Watlington
What do we provide for the schools which don't have internet access right now ? Should the XS contain some blog hosting software which can actually host the pages created by this tool ?(Pardon my ignorance of whether Moodle already contains such.) wad On Jun 3, 2008, at 9:27 AM, Greg Smith

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (was: Re: The road towards xs-0.3 - update)

2008-06-02 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 7:09 AM, Greg Smith (gregmsmi) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sanity check on our high level concept. > > The core idea of this software is to present an easy to use interface so > kids can post to blogs. Enter text, click post you are done. Yes, and that's fantastic. But if I

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (was: Re: The road towards xs-0.3 - update)

2008-06-02 Thread Greg Smith (gregmsmi)
Hi Martin et al, Thanks. Sanity check on our high level concept. The core idea of this software is to present an easy to use interface so kids can post to blogs. Enter text, click post you are done. The output of that goes to any supported blog (e.g. Grade 1 home blog on Moodle, Blogger.com, D

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (was: Re: The road towards xs-0.3 - update)

2008-06-02 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 2:36 AM, Greg Smith (gregmsmi) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks a lot for the review. I copied your reply to the Uruguay edublog > volunteer list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] No prob. But make sure to bring them to subscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Let's have the blogs-on-XS conversat

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (was: Re: The road towards xs-0.3 - update)

2008-06-02 Thread Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero
Hi On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 3:12 PM, John Watlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jun 2, 2008, at 12:36 PM, Greg Smith (gregmsmi) wrote: > > > Hi Martin, > > > > Thanks a lot for the review. I copied your reply to the Uruguay > > edublog > > volunteer list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I will use

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (was: Re: The road towards xs-0.3 - update)

2008-06-02 Thread John Watlington
On Jun 2, 2008, at 12:36 PM, Greg Smith (gregmsmi) wrote: > Hi Martin, > > Thanks a lot for the review. I copied your reply to the Uruguay > edublog > volunteer list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I will use that list to work with end users and for internal project > tracking. That said, anyone can joi

Re: [Server-devel] Edublog notes (was: Re: The road towards xs-0.3 - update)

2008-06-02 Thread Greg Smith (gregmsmi)
Hi Martin, Thanks a lot for the review. I copied your reply to the Uruguay edublog volunteer list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will use that list to work with end users and for internal project tracking. That said, anyone can join. It's Spanish and English and occasionally I post in Spanglish :-) Tarun

[Server-devel] Edublog notes (was: Re: The road towards xs-0.3 - update)

2008-05-28 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 1:47 AM, Greg Smith (gregmsmi) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the school server plan, keep us posted on identity scheme. I'm moving > ahead with EduBlog project. One intern (Tarun) is on board and a > probably a few volunteer programmers in Montevideo. I hope we can send >