[Sugar-devel] Queries regarding Sugar Sharp assembly on Mono

[Tomeu Vizoso]

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 13:55, Harpreet Sareen <author.blogger at gmail.com> wrote:
> The Sugar-Sharp assembly doesn't include today the binding for the Telepathy
> Framework so we can't communicate with Sugar for networking operation.

If you have DBus bindings, you can use the whole Telepathy framework.

> By the way, there is already a Telepathy-Sharp that exists here: Link.
> If somebody already has used Telepathy sharp earlier and/or knows about the
> working of Telepathy and how it is interoperable with Sugar, then the person
> could integrate TelepathySharp in his project and do the right call to
> communicate with Sugar.

I have heard that TelepathySharp is pretty much incomplete and
unmaintained and that it's better to use Telepathy via DBus.

Regards,

Tomeu


> Regards
> Harpreet
>
> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Harpreet Sareen <author.blogger at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> No problem. I'll get back with more specific queries related to C#
>> activities.
>> Thanks for the links!
>>
>> Regards
>> Harpreet
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at sugarlabs.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 02:57, Harpreet Sareen <author.blogger at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Hi,
>>> > Thanks for the reply. I have quite a bit of experience in Windows
>>> > development and I specifically wanted to use C# to open the entrances
>>> > for
>>> > everyone to contribute in for the OLPC. Although the hardest part is
>>> > done, I
>>> > would like to know about how can I add the core features of
>>> > collaboration in
>>> > developing activities by C#. Please guide me along the process.
>>>
>>> I agree with what Bert said. If you really want to create a framework
>>> that makes easier developing activities with C# and are ready to make
>>> the effort required, then you will need to slowly learn the basics and
>>> go up step by step.
>>>
>>> A good starting point is to follow these tutorials/guides:
>>>
>>> http://en.flossmanuals.net/ActivitiesGuideSugar
>>> http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-tutorial.html
>>> http://www.ndesk.org/DBus_Documentation
>>>
>>> You will also need to be willing to read quite a bit of Python and C
>>> code.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Tomeu
>>>
>>> > Thanks
>>> > --Harpreet
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 12:19 AM, Bert Freudenberg
>>> > <bert at freudenbergs.de>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> On 27.09.2010, at 20:05, Harpreet Sareen wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Hi Tomeu,
>>> >>
>>> >> >>You can access the Telepathy API through DBus# and the Telepathy
>>> >> >> DBus
>>> >> >> spec:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>http://www.ndesk.org/DBusSharp
>>> >> >>http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/spec/
>>> >> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks for your response. I came to know about developing activities
>>> >> for
>>> >> Sugar throug C# from this link.
>>> >>
>>> >> http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cross-platform/monosugar.aspx?display=Print
>>> >> I am not a pro developer. Is there a tutorial available on how to use
>>> >> the
>>> >> telepathy API for mesh networking in my activity as it is normally
>>> >> available
>>> >> for Python etc. while developing an activity. I would be obliged for
>>> >> the
>>> >> same.
>>> >>
>>> >> >>They are normal Gtk widgets, you can see how to construct them in
>>> >> >> the
>>> >> >>sugar-toolkit code:
>>> >> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >>http://git.sugarlabs.org/projects/sugar-toolkit/repos/mainline/blobs/master/src/sugar/activity/widgets.py#line326
>>> >>
>>> >> I am sorry I didn't refer to using C# here. How can I make the
>>> >> Activity
>>> >> Toolbar or these widgets in my activity using C#?
>>> >>
>>> >> >>3) I want to use the Text to Speech mechanism in my activity similar
>>> >> >> to
>>> >> >> eSpeak. How's that done in Mono?I think you have two options:
>>> >>  >>
>>> >> >>- DBus# to interface with speech-dispatcher
>>> >> >>- http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activity_Team/gst-plugins-espeak
>>> >>
>>> >> Since I am a new learner, I would really appreciate a sample or a
>>> >> tutorial
>>> >> on how do the same(using C# here).
>>> >> I would be really indebted for help. Thanks a lot!
>>> >>
>>> >> If you are just learning to program, writing your Sugar activity in
>>> >> Python
>>> >> would save you loads of trouble.
>>> >> It is possible to write an activity in any language (I know, because I
>>> >> did
>>> >> it) but you do have to be proficient in the language you want to use,
>>> >> and be
>>> >> able to map general advice into working code.
>>> >> For C#, the framework that Lionel's tutorial describes already goes a
>>> >> long
>>> >> way, the hardest part is done. But extending it to fully support a
>>> >> Sugar-like GUI and collaboration is going to be your problem, since
>>> >> you are
>>> >> one of the very few (if not the only one) who want to write an
>>> >> activity in
>>> >> C#.
>>> >> - Bert -
>>> >>
>>> >>
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