On Jan 25, 2008, at 15:46 , Chas. Owens wrote: > On Jan 25, 2008 8:32 AM, Eduardo H Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Today, while learning python (with the excellent book Bit of >> Python), I >> wondered: >> What if sugar had a python interpreter and code window which could be >> toggled on/off, and would stay on top like in the future with >> bulletin >> boards, giving a constant access to python power. >> Say, in the ruler activity a kid could take measurements, and at >> the same >> time be assigning them to variables on the side (or on the top), >> and be >> computing areas and perimeters. >> But that's why we have pippy, I hear you say. If pippy took a more >> 'learn >> python' or tutor role, then those kids who learned it through it, >> could >> seamlessly make use of it everywhere within sugar. >> >> Maybe this is nuts, and 'code talks, and s..t walks', so I'm >> throwing the >> idea for now. >> >> Eduardo > > So, something like the clipboard. It would come out and let you write > snippets of code that would all execute in the same python process. > Then you could switch to a special activity that would let you manage > those snippets to make a program. Sounds like an interesting idea.
Indeed. Also, clicking on a UI element with a special modifier pressed could create a variable reference in that overlay "workspace", so you can refer to stuff shown on the screen in your little snippets. That would be immensely cool! - Bert - _______________________________________________ Sugar mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar
