[Sugar-devel] Sugarizing an application

[Tomeu Vizoso]

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.

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
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>> >> >> >> >> «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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>> >> >> >> «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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>> >> >> --
>> >> >> «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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>> >> --
>> >> «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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