[Sugar-devel] Sugarizing an application

[Daniel Castelo]

I forgot to say you something important: !!!  thanks for your help!!!

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 2009-10-25 at 09:39 +0100, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 21:07, Dan Williams <dcbw at redhat.com> wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2009-10-21 at 13:46 +0100, Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> > >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 13:41, Daniel Castelo
> > >> <dcastelo.sugarlabs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > Sorry, just a distraction.
> > >> > Is the image that we use in Uruguay, and doesn't have the root
> access
> > >> > available.
> > >> > Network manager supports connections with a modem 3g?
> > >>
> > >> Current versions of NetworkManager do, but if it's the image now used
> > >> in Uruguay (based in Fedora 9), then it may be too old.
> > >
> > > What version of NM ships on those?  NM 0.6x like we originally shipped
> > > in the images in 2007/2008?  Or were Simon and Daniel able to update
> > > them to NM 0.7.x?
> >
> > This is F9 with NM 0.6.5-0.12.svn3246.olpc3 . I think NM 0.7 support
> > was added to Sugar 0.84 which hasn't gone into an official OLPC image
> > yet.
>
> Ok, only NM 0.7.x and later support 3G.  So it looks like they will have
> to wait for an official image, or install the NM 0.7.x ones by hand.
>
> Dan
>
> > Regards,
> >
> > Tomeu
> >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > >> I'm CC'ing Dan Williams who is the main author of NM in case he can
> > >> suggest you a way forward.
> > >>
> > >> Regards and good luck,
> > >>
> > >> Tomeu
> > >>
> > >> > Thanks for your help
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at sugarlabs.org>
> wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 13:22, Daniel Castelo
> > >> >> <dcastelo.sugarlabs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> >> > OLPC release 9 (Joyride).  is enough?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Sorry, not sure to what image that may correspond. Can you tell me
> how
> > >> >> that image can be acquired? Depending on the configuration, root
> > >> >> access may be available or not.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> But James' suggestion is good, if you can do it via NetworkManager,
> > >> >> then you can work around the root limitation.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Also, please don't drop the mailing list from the email recipients
> (do
> > >> >> "reply all" instead of just replying to me).
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Regards,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Tomeu
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <
> tomeu at sugarlabs.org>
> > >> >> > wrote:
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 13:01, Daniel Castelo
> > >> >> >> <dcastelo.sugarlabs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> >> >> > 0.82 of sugar with kernel 2.6.25-20090223.olpc
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> A distribution is much more than sugar and a kernel, can you be
> more
> > >> >> >> specific?
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Thanks,
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Tomeu
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <
> tomeu at sugarlabs.org>
> > >> >> >> > wrote:
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:50, Daniel Castelo
> > >> >> >> >> <dcastelo.sugarlabs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> >> >> >> > First, I tried to sugarized gnome-ppp (made with  C and
> gtk) and
> > >> >> >> >> > execute
> > >> >> >> >> > it
> > >> >> >> >> > as an activity. But it doesn't looks fine. Now i am
> thinking in
> > >> >> >> >> > rewrite
> > >> >> >> >> > gnome-ppp in python like "native" Activity. The problem
> that i
> > >> >> >> >> > have,
> > >> >> >> >> > is
> > >> >> >> >> > that
> > >> >> >> >> > I need to execute wvdial as root and write the resolv.conf
> file
> > >> >> >> >> > with
> > >> >> >> >> > the
> > >> >> >> >> > dns
> > >> >> >> >> > configuration. How can I run things with root privileges?
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> Well, this has nothing to do with Sugar but with the
> underlying OS.
> > >> >> >> >> Which distribution are you using?
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> Regards,
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> Tomeu
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> > Thanks.
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Tomeu Vizoso
> > >> >> >> >> > <tomeu at sugarlabs.org>
> > >> >> >> >> > wrote:
> > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 13:33, Daniel Castelo
> > >> >> >> >> >> <dcastelo.sugarlabs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> >> >> >> >> > I am testing the client gnome-ppp to connect the Xo with
> a
> > >> >> >> >> >> > modem
> > >> >> >> >> >> > 3G.
> > >> >> >> >> >> > When I
> > >> >> >> >> >> > execute the client using consolehelper and pam (or the
> root
> > >> >> >> >> >> > user)
> > >> >> >> >> >> > the
> > >> >> >> >> >> > application looks without the sugar theme. When I
> execute the
> > >> >> >> >> >> > binary
> > >> >> >> >> >> > file of
> > >> >> >> >> >> > the client (/usr/sbin/gnome-ppp) it looks "fine".
> > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> And you want to create a Sugar activity with the
> functionality in
> > >> >> >> >> >> gnome-ppp ? Or what is the final goal?
> > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> Regards,
> > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> Tomeu
> > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> > Thanks
> > >> >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> >> > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Tomeu Vizoso
> > >> >> >> >> >> > <tomeu at sugarlabs.org>
> > >> >> >> >> >> > wrote:
> > >> >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:54, Daniel Castelo
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> <dcastelo.sugarlabs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > Hi. When I execute an application written in C and
> gtk with
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > a
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > "normal
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > user"
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > (not the root user)  it looks fine, I mean sugarized
> (for
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > example
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > with
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > rounded entry text). But if i execute it with the
> root user
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > it
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > looks
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > without
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > the sugar theme. On what it depends?
> > >> >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> The Gtk+ theme is set per user, so if you run as root
> you are
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> running
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> it in a very different environment. If this is a
> problem for
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> you,
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> then
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> we may be able to help if you explain what you are
> trying to
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> do.
> > >> >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards,
> > >> >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Tomeu
> > >> >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> --
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and
> using
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Sugar.
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the
> participants.» -
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> David
> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Farning
> > >> >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> >> --
> > >> >> >> >> >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and
> using
> > >> >> >> >> >> Sugar.
> > >> >> >> >> >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» -
> David
> > >> >> >> >> >> Farning
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> >> --
> > >> >> >> >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using
> Sugar.
> > >> >> >> >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» -
> David
> > >> >> >> >> Farning
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> --
> > >> >> >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using
> Sugar.
> > >> >> >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - David
> > >> >> >> Farning
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using
> Sugar.
> > >> >> What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - David
> > >> >> Farning
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