On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 09:15, Simon Schampijer<[email protected]> wrote: > On 07/16/2009 12:06 AM, Gary C Martin wrote: >> On 15 Jul 2009, at 17:07, Lucian Branescu wrote: >> >>> Here it is >>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Development_Team/Almanac#How_do_I_create_a_text_box_for_code_editing.3F >> >> Thanks Lucian, I've been watching this thread from the sidelines. I >> for one would LOVE the current 'view source' view to become an 'edit >> source' view... Perhaps a lock button to prevent initial accidental >> editing, and a revert to original (and/or undo if feasible). >> >> I guess even without revert/undo features, if installed Activities are >> always accessible as bundles via the Journal (++), the original >> version can always be resumed to overwrite some screwed up edits and >> get back to a working state. The extra sugar coating for view/edit >> source would then be an extra button for "Make Journal Activity >> bundle" so that folks could turn edited source into something they >> could perhaps share, 'send to -> friend', or restore at a later date >> for further work (after using some official version). >> >> Regards, >> --Gary > > Hi Gary, > > as you know - I am interested into the "edit view" as well. I think it > is another little step towards our original goal to make modifying and > hacking on Sugar as easy as possible - a first class user interaction. > > Making the current view editable are just a few lines. The main problem > I see is: How do you store the new version of the activity? After > editing I hit "make journal activity bundle" and get a copy of the > original activity with my edits and the version number++? Actualy how > about: You can edit, and as long as you do not hit the "make new bundle" > button nothing in the original code will be changed. You end up with the > new version of the activity once the button is hit. That way you do not > need the undo and lock options. > > Can we phrase out the whole user interaction and the UI? We can use 803 > for now - and turn it into a feature then. > > Regards, > Simon > > PS: I remember that we wanted to change the versions of activities to > have minor numbers as well in this release cycle. We should look into that.
Yeah, I think this is a very big issue with lots of ramifications. I would favour small steps forward than risk stalling again. Regards, Tomeu > > > _______________________________________________ > Sugar-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel > _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
