[IAEP] Dr. Geo user manual

[Bert Freudenberg]

On 28.07.2011, at 11:50, Hilaire Fernandes wrote:

> Hello Paolo,
> 
> I can't reproduce the problems your reported. I tested on a XO 1 shipped
> with Sugar 0.84.16.
> I am cc back to the Sugar list to read for more feedback on similar
> problems.
> 
> Check in the /home/olpc/Activities/DrGeoII.activity/drgeo the file
> PharoDebug.log and send it to me.

An activity should not write in its own bundle directory. On properly secured systems (real XOs, not SoaS), activities cannot write there.

Errors should be reported on stderr, files should be written only to the activity's data directory.

- Bert -

> I packed DrGeo 11.06 with the new COG VM, to improve the kids
> experience. For example on XO 1 with this VM, DrGeo is just faster than
> DrGeo on iPad. However this Vm could be instable, and crash may occur,
> but not the hanging you mentioned.
> 
> Regarding journal, for next DrGeo version I may  get rid of the file
> system dialog you are mentioning. By the way, you did not tell me about
> my initial post: I am still looking for volunteers to help translating
> the DrGeo user manual.
> 
> Hilaire
> 
> 
> Le 28/07/2011 04:59, nanonano at mediagala.com a écrit :
>> Hi:
>> 
>> My name is  PAolo Benini, I'm form Uruguay.
>> 
>> I tried the last version of Dr. GEO (v.1106 form sugarlabs.org) and I
>> couldn't use it . I tried on a XO 1.0 and an Xo 1.5.
>> Both with the SUgar dextrose (SUgar 0.88.1), the official Image of
>> Sugar here in Uruguay.
>> 
>> Dr GEO Works for a while (a couple of minutes of using it, aprox) and
>> then it hangs up, it appears a message "DrGeoII Failed to start".
>> 
>> The same thing happens on both laptops, XO 1.5 an 1.0
>> 
>> Sometimes I can't even start Dr GEo, it appears the same message.
>> 
>> --------------------------------------------
>> ANother big problem here in Uruguay is about Dr Geo and the Journal:
>> We can only sabe files on the Linux Directories, but those directories
>> are disconnected form the Journal.
>> Lots of people talk about the Sugar , the journal, and
>> Constructionism, but  we have to tell the children to use Directories,
>> and they don't know what is a directory.
>> --------------------------------------------
>> 
>> 
>> Plan Ceibal image for the XO 1.5 (os49uy, it has Sugar and Gnome):
>> http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/Portal.Base/Web/VerContenido.aspx?GUID=b053193a-7ae5-427b-8168-7c10099f3943&ID=204659
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Plan Ceibal Image  for the XO 1.0 (os1bdxuy, it has only Sugar)
>> http://ceibal.edu.uy/Portal.Base/Web/VerContenido.aspx?GUID=b63e7fa5-5ec2-42aa-9c0d-ac483620d61f&ID=203132
>> 
>> 
>> I Didn't Try to install Dr. GEO on Gnome (on the XO 1.5), because here
>> in Uruguay we don't have root access, so it is very difficult to
>> install anything on That Gnome.
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Paolo Benini
>> Montevideo
> 
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