[Sugar-devel] [IAEP] [UKids] Re: [Announcement] Sugarizer v0.8 is available for your device

Samson Goddy samsongoddy at gmail.com
Sat Jan 7 17:04:50 EST 2017


Hello Lionel,

Sorry I didn't address my report well. The Sugarizer OS beta app is not
installing on my Samsung Galaxy S7 edge  (Android 6.0.1). I think Google
made some kind of security restrictions to downloaded apps that are not
from playstore.

Samson

On 7 Jan 2017 23:00, "Lionel Laské" <lionel.laske at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Hi Caryl,
>
> The WebView integrated in Jelly Bean - alias Android 4.3 - has a poor
> support of HTML5/JavaScript.
> It's why unfortunately, I can't guaranty a good Sugarizer compatibility
> under Android 4.4 on all activities.
> Here [1] a graphic of Android version distribution, Android 4.3 and lower
> is still at 15%.
>
> Best regards.
>
>         Lionel.
>
>
> [1] https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html
>
>
> 2017-01-07 21:34 GMT+01:00 Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com>:
>
>> Hi... it works beautifully on my iPhone.
>>
>>
>> However, on Ed's older Samsung smartphone running JellyBean, a lot of the
>> Activities don't work. The app itself does not appear on the phone but when
>> I go to the PlayStore, I can open it from there.
>>
>>
>> I have two more devices to try it on still. Maybe there should be
>> different versions for different hardware/software combos? Each only having
>> the Actiities that will work? Or maybe a "read me" for users that tells
>> them not to expect some of the Activities to work on certain devices?
>>
>>
>> I'll check back later when I have tested more devices and Activities.
>>
>>
>> Caryl
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* IAEP <iaep-bounces at lists.sugarlabs.org> on behalf of Samson
>> Goddy <samsongoddy at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, January 7, 2017 10:24:33 AM
>> *To:* Steve Thomas
>> *Cc:* iaep; OLPC Devel; Sugar-dev Devel; unleashkids at googlegroups.com;
>> Lionel Laské
>> *Subject:* Re: [IAEP] [UKids] Re: [Sugar-devel] [Announcement] Sugarizer
>> v0.8 is available for your device
>>
>> Hello Tony.. I couldn't get the sugarizer OS beta.. to run on my Samsung
>> Galaxy S7 edge.. running Android 6.0.1. It's keep showing Apk not
>> installed.
>>
>> Samson
>>
>> On 6 Jan 2017 23:21, "Steve Thomas" <sthomas1 at gosargon.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Okay, I tried restarting Chrome a second time and now Etoys opens on
>>> Mac. But had an issue saving. I'll investigate further.
>>>
>>> Hoping to get Etoys (et al) working on Chromebook's so I can get
>>> teachers in my kids school to start using it.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Stephen
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 5:15 PM, Steve Thomas <sthomas1 at gosargon.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lionel,
>>>>
>>>> This is great work, thank you.
>>>>
>>>> Ran into a few issues trying to run Etoys (Turtle Blocks seems to run
>>>> just fine), :
>>>>
>>>>    1. Added Chrome extension but Etoys did not run, just got black
>>>>    screen.
>>>>       1. Tried on Mac and Windows using latest Chrome, waited about 5
>>>>       minutes+
>>>>    2. Also downloaded from iTunes onto my Mac and had same issue
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Stephen
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Lionel Laské <lionel.laske at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks all.
>>>>>
>>>>> @Walter, PR is the best way.
>>>>> More precisely: clone Sugarizer, replace Turtle Blocks code by the new
>>>>> one, if possible test on all browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, EDGE) to
>>>>> ensure portability on all devices, then PR.
>>>>>
>>>>>      Lionel.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2017-01-06 14:22 GMT+01:00 Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Lionel,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Congrats.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Quick question: What is the procedure for an app developer to get a
>>>>>> new version into your distro? Turtle Blocks has made many advances since
>>>>>> the version you package.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> regards.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -walter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 3:02 AM, Lionel Laské <lionel.laske at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm proud to announce the eighth version (0.8) of Sugarizer, a taste
>>>>>>> of Sugar for any device.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://sugarizer.org
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Main features in this new version:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    - Speak activity: The famous Sugar Speak activity: anything you
>>>>>>>    type will be spoken aloud using the speech synthesizer.
>>>>>>>    - Moon activity: Another famous Sugar activity. A Moon phase viewer,
>>>>>>>    includes Lunar phase information and eclipse data.
>>>>>>>    - Video Viewer activity: A generic video viewer, explore a
>>>>>>>    predefined libraries (Khan Academy, Canopé) or import your own library and
>>>>>>>    share it with others in the Journal.
>>>>>>>    - Shared Notes activity: A shared board where you could stick
>>>>>>>    Post-It notes and share it in real time with others using presence.
>>>>>>>    - Updated Etoys activity: Latest version of Etoys is now
>>>>>>>    included in the Sugarizer package.
>>>>>>>    - Windows 10:  Sugarizer is now available in the Windows Store
>>>>>>>    [1]. So if you've got a PC on Windows, Sugarizer is one click long from you.
>>>>>>>    - Performance improvement: script optimization and lazy loading
>>>>>>>    of data had dramatically improve performance in all activities.
>>>>>>>    - Better touch support: a new scrollable home view and a better
>>>>>>>    handling of long touch on touch screens of any size.
>>>>>>>    - Application size reduction: Sugarizer application size is now
>>>>>>>    under 50Mb.
>>>>>>>    - Portuguese localization: a new language support for our
>>>>>>>    friends from Portugal and Brazil,
>>>>>>>    - SugarLabs inside: Sugarizer source code is now in SugarLabs
>>>>>>>    repository [8].
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> New in Sugarizer 0.8 for Android is "Sugarizer OS". Sugarizer OS is
>>>>>>> a way to use Sugarizer as your Android Launcher on the device. So you could
>>>>>>> have the same experience with Sugarizer on your tablet/smartphone that
>>>>>>> you've got with Sugar on the XO laptop. More specifically, Sugarizer OS
>>>>>>> features are:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    - Directly boot the device on Sugarizer home view (no more
>>>>>>>    Android stuff)
>>>>>>>    - Full features and activities of Sugarizer (Sugarizer and
>>>>>>>    Sugarizer OS share the same code)
>>>>>>>    - Include both Sugarizer activities and Android applications in
>>>>>>>    your home view using favorites feature
>>>>>>>    - Launch Android applications from Sugarizer home view
>>>>>>>    - Journal will trace both Sugarizer and Android application
>>>>>>>    launch
>>>>>>>    - Launch Android settings from the Sugarizer settings dialog
>>>>>>>    - Manage WiFi connection from the Sugarizer neighborhood view
>>>>>>>    (like in Sugar)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> With Sugarizer OS, Sugar on Android is now a reality: enjoy the
>>>>>>> experience and spread the world with Sugarizer !
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sugarizer 0.8 is available on: Windows Store [1], Google Play [2],
>>>>>>> Amazon Store [3], Apple Store [4], Chrome Web Store [5] and F-droid [6].
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sugarizer OS for Android is available in beta here [7].
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                Lionel.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> P.S.: Special thanks for their contribution on this version to Vishal
>>>>>>> Batchu (Speak activity), Shirsh Zibbu (Moon activity), Bert Freudenberg
>>>>>>> (Etoys activity), Jeremie Amsellem (Sugarizer OS), Michaël Ohayon
>>>>>>> (Sugarizer OS), Afmachado (Portugueuse Translation), Naofum (Japanese
>>>>>>> Translation), Christoph Derndorfer (German Translation),  Piotr Antosz
>>>>>>> (Polish Translation), Shubham Jaiswal (Arabic Translation), Samson Goddy
>>>>>>> (Igbo Yoruba Translation), Tymon P.Radzik (TankOp localization), Matías
>>>>>>> Martínez (Get Things Done, Chat Prototype and Markdown activity
>>>>>>> localization) - 4 students from Google Summer of Code and 5 students from
>>>>>>> Google Code In !
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [1] https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9nblggh4r782
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.olpc_franc
>>>>>>> e.sugarizer
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [3] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NKK7PZA
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [4] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sugarizer/id978495303
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [5] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sugarizer/omfgclge
>>>>>>> hghdlloggibhgicnlldjiboo
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [6] https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.olpc_france.
>>>>>>> sugarizer
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [7] http://sugarizer.org/sugarizeros-beta.apk
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [8] https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugarizer
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Walter Bender
>>>>>> Sugar Labs
>>>>>> http://www.sugarlabs.org
>>>>>> <http://www.sugarlabs.org>
>>>>>>
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>>> To some of us, writing computer programs is a fascinating game. A
>>> program is a building of thought. It is costless to build, weightless,
>>> growing easily under our typing hands. If we get carried away, its size and
>>> complexity will grow out of control, confusing even the one who created it.
>>> This is the main problem of programming. It is why so much of today's
>>> software tends to crash, fail, screw up.
>>>
>>> When a program works, it is beautiful. The art of programming is the
>>> skill of controlling complexity. The great program is subdued, made simple
>>> in its complexity.
>>>
>>> - Martin Harverbeke (from Eloquent JavaScript
>>> <http://eloquentjavascript.net/index.html>)
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