[IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Paint improvements?

[Aleksey Lim]

On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 07:41:33PM -0400, Caroline Meeks wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nod, I've done that for Memorize and maybe we will for Paint too.  It
> > will
> > > take some thought to get it right and I've got a lot on my plate right
> > now.
> > > Worth it if it turns into code but right now I'm wondering what is the
> > best
> > > path forward? Sugarizing Tux, Improving Paint or adding features to
> > Colors?
> > > It mostly depends on what programmers out there are interested.
> >
> > If Tuxpaint satisfies all needs and new features list for Paint and
> > Colors! is not short, I guess its much easier to add save-to-journal
> > feature to Tuxpaint.
> 
> 
> I just spent some time with Tuxpaint.  I like it much better then paint.
> More features and they are easier to use.  We asked the students to create a
> picture for vocabulary words. I think some of the stamp features and such in
> Tuxpaint would have helped some of the kids without as much native atistic
> talent to still produce recognizable results.  I think the artists are going
> to go wild with some of the magic features.  It really looks like fun.
> 
> I don't know how well it will work on a small screen like an XO or netbook.
> Maybe someone else can take a look?
> 
> For our work at the GPA, where we have full sized screens, I think Tuxpaint
> is superior. I know the teachers really care about the automatic save
> though. The kids have a lot of trouble saving and its heart breaking for
> them to lose their work.  We need to think about how to not just save to
> journal, but to save automatically and frequently, but not so frequently
> that we clog up the journal.

I thought about following the regular sugar activity behaviour i.e. autosave
on exit and have "Keep" button

-- 
Aleksey