[Dextrose] Bug reports from a teacher

[Gary Martin]

Hi Bernie,

On 20 Dec 2010, at 15:37, Bernie Innocenti wrote:

> We may want to file high-priority bugs in trac for these problems
> reported by a Uruguayan math teacher:
> 
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>> 4  example yesterday i was trying the blue xo 1.5 laptop and noticed:
>> 
>> 1. there is not calculator included in the gnome desktop 
>> 
>> 2. there are a pair of issues about sugar calculate activity:
>> a)  I think this is what you call a bug: 
>> when you have a partial result of a calculation you see it on the right
>> panel and it shows comma for decimals (3,14)  but if you paste it using
>> the hand back into the calculator screen your number is not recognized
>> as such until you change the comma for a dot (3.14)

Confirmed, ticket is:

	http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/2537

Regards,
--Gary

>> b) trying the plot I was disappointed to see that the image for 3x and
>> for nx was the same, it does not difference nor slope nor roots nor
>> f(0). 
>> 
>> Besides there is no any other plotting tool included on the gnome
>> desktop.
>> 
>> I think most math teachers expect -when told about receiving computers
>> for classes- to find a dinamic geometry sw tool, a plotter, and a sci
>> calculator at least but none of them come with the new xo 1.5.
>> 
>> Though I agree that we should change the math curriculum and start
>> exploring new tools as turtle in our classes, I think that having the
>> tools teachers already desire is a good way for getting them involved
>> with using the xo in regular classes.
>> 
>> Perhaps you can do sthg about this issues, ( I think it is cits (ceibal
>> goverment) responsibility ) but thank you for your concern in any case.
>> 
> -- 
>   // Bernie Innocenti - http://codewiz.org/
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