[SoaS] SoaS v11 beta 4 : tests with activities INCLUDED in the standard distribution

[Jean THIERY]

To whom it may concern:

Hello,

Below, yo will find different tests of SoaS v14 beta 4
with activities INCLUDED in the standard distribution.

Tests were performed on a USB key prepared with
« Fedora-Live-SoaS-i686-21_Beta-4.iso » (Nov-2014)
https://fedoraproject.org/get-spin-prerelease

All tests were performed after setting the language into French.
The corresponding English versions could behave differently !

Systematic tests were not performed,
only simple tests were launched.

THANK YOU very much for many improvements in SoaS 11.

Soon on Internet,

Jean [Jean.Thiery(ò)ModLibre.info][http://ModLibre.info/]

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General comment
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In the French version, there is no icon in the « My parameters » menu
for changing into the Gnome environment.


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List of Activities INCLUDED in the standard distribution
with problems in the Beta-4 version
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COUNTRY-33 =====================================================

COUNTRY-33 is displayed in English.
It may have been translated into other languages like French (?).


ETOYS-116 ======================================================

ETOYS-116 displays
« Cannot find image file: squeak, did you run 'initsqueak -m'? »
After clicking on this message,
the screen is filled by cars and is not usable.


HELP-17.2 ======================================================

*Help* could not start -> « Help n'a pas pu être démarré ».


JUKEBOX-?? =====================================================

*Jukebox* appears in « /usr/share/sugar/activities »
but does not appear in the "activity circle" (no *Jukebox* icon)
nor in the "activity list" (no *Jukebox* line).


MEMORIZE-?? ====================================================

*Memorize* appears in « /usr/share/sugar/activities »
but does not appear in the "activity circle" (no *Memorize* icon)
nor in the "activity list" (no *Memorize* line).


PHYSICS-22 =====================================================

*Physics* is blocked if we try to displace an object
with the "hand icon" [ctrl-G].
This is an old problem in the French version
(and in other languages ?).

The motor [ctrl-M] sometimes behaves like a simple nail [ctrl-O]
with no movement !

There is (always ?) an error message
« erreur d'enregistrement » = « writing message »
when leaving *Physics* !


READ-?? ========================================================

*Read* appears in « /usr/share/sugar/activities »
but does not appear in the "activity circle" (no *Read* icon)
nor in the "activity list" (no *Read* line).


SPEAK-48 =======================================================

*Speak* behaves like an "English-speaking" robot in all 3 modes
- « Read a text »
- « Ask a question to the robot »
- « Discussion »
with an English voice (no word in French).


TYPING-TURTLE-30 ===============================================

Only partially translated into French.


WRITE-95 =======================================================

*Write* quits if we try to pronounce a selected text
with the text-to-speech icon.


ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES ===========================================

No apparent problem : THANK YOU