Thank you, Becky! I am ccing the testing list on this email, in case folks there are interested.
Rebecca Hargrave Malamud wrote: > Hi, Mel - > > Understood! > > This is strictly a demo/portal page to highlight the public domain book > collection on Open Library and newly developed bookreader developed by > Raj Kumar, who is cc'd on this message. I created a wrapper around it to > make it easier to navigate collections of books. > > The core GnuBook bookreader docs are here: > > http://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/bookreader > > launchpad ---> https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnubook/ > on github ---> http://github.com/openlibrary/bookreader/tree/master > > The demo has been tested on the XO - it is not fully functional in > tablet mode yet, although it does work with screen rotation. There is a > standalone version without the navigational wrapper here: > > http://openlibrary.org/static/olpc_bookreader/ > > Best regards, > > Becky > > > > At 3:50 PM -0500 11/16/08, Mel Chua wrote: >> We have a testing community that hangs out on the testing mailing >> list, http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing - if there are specific >> test cases that you'd like people to take a look at, feel free to >> write up instructions on the kind of testing you'd like done and send >> them to the list - there may be volunteers there interested in picking >> up on it. >> >> If we want to push this through more formal channels (internal OLPC QA >> - relevant if this is something we would start officially recommending >> to large deployments to use, or the community testing group whose >> current project is testing G1G1-shipped Activities), then it would be >> good to have a pointer to a webpage with the project status, plans for >> development and deployment, how it's supported, use case scenarios, etc. >> >> Cheers, >> >> -Mel >> >> Samuel Klein wrote: >>> Thanks -- Mel & frances, a link to test the new OL bookreader >>> interface for kidsm fyi. >>> >>> SJ >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Rebecca Hargrave Malamud >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, SJ - >>>> >>>> I should definitely move the bookreader demo to the Open Library >>>> site before >>>> we start linking to it. I can do that today (there is a bit of >>>> coordination >>>> with the code libraries and such) - plus write an overview page >>>> about how to >>>> recommend books. I will send you the link when it is live - >>>> >>>> Feel free to send the 4 PM testers to the link I sent you yesterday: >>>> >>>> http://invisible.net/openlibrary/olpc/bookreader.html >>>> >>>> I will be adding the books today, as I mentioned. >>>> >>>> I have a 10 AM call with the Archive tomorrow which will be a good >>>> time to >>>> bring everyone up to speed with where we are. I was also reviewing >>>> Aaron's >>>> original marching orders <g>, and we still need to build the library >>>> bundle >>>> so people can download the collection locally for use on the XO - I >>>> will >>>> send the list to Anand and Aaron today so they can do that - that >>>> will also >>>> be mentioned on of the overview page for this. >>>> >>>> So, there is a bit more work to be done - what time is the announcement >>>> tomorrow? >>>> >>>> Becky >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> At 12:17 PM -0500 11/16/08, Samuel Klein wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm writing a blog post about this now :-) Thank you rebecca! we >>>>> have testers meeting again today at 4pm and I'll point them this way >>>>> -- is there a specific way for people who want to help choose books to >>>>> send them to you? I can also add this as a way to participate from >>>>> that section of our website. >>>>> >>>>> SJ >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Rebecca Hargrave Malamud >>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Good Morning - >>>>>> >>>>>> I am going to start populating the demo with content today - and >>>>>> I was >>>>>> lucky >>>>>> enough to locate a bona fide authority on quality public domain >>>>>> material >>>>>> for >>>>>> children: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://openlibrary.org/details/rightreadingforc00welsrich/leaf33 >>>>>> >>>>>> I have already found about 70% of the books listed, so this will >>>>>> give us >>>>>> a >>>>>> good starting point for content. >>>>>> >>>>>> Viva la Internet! >>>>>> >>>>>> Becky >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> > _______________________________________________ Testing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing
