[Sugar-devel] Activity
kushagra nigam
kushagra1998 at gmail.com
Sun Mar 31 06:35:05 EDT 2019
Dear Sir,
Please find my draft proposal of new activity for the GSoC'19. Kindly
review it and let me know if it requires any modification.
Sincerely
Kushagra Nigam
kushagra1998 at gmail.com
On Wed, 27 Mar 2019 at 12:42, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
> Yes, I have, thanks.
>
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 10:22:24AM +0530, kushagra nigam wrote:
> > This is with reference to that GNOME cursor thing. I have created a pull
> > request [1]https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/828. Kindly review
> it and
> > let me know if it needs any changes.
> >
> > Sincerely
> > Kushagra Nigam
> >
> > On Tue, 26 Mar 2019 at 02:59, James Cameron <[2]quozl at laptop.org> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks. Further discussion in pull request.
> >
> > Please also read
> > [3]
> https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/blob/master/src/contributing.md
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 04:36:34PM +0530, kushagra nigam wrote:
> > > Dear Sir,
> > >
> > > You are indeed right! However after tinkering with the Sugar
> files, I got
> > to
> > > know that cursor theme of the instance Gio.Settings changes the
> cursor
> > theme of
> > > the GNOME Desktop but does not affect the Default folder
> (/usr/share/
> > icons/
> > > default) which contains the settings of the default cursor theme
> which
> > you have
> > > set. So changing the cursor theme to default in the function
> > > _start_window_manager helps and works!
> > >
> > > I started by taking a global variable of initial settings and then
> > re-applying
> > > those settings before the exit of Sugar. This was absolutely right
> but I
> > > discovered/observed something easier later! :-)
> > >
> > > I have edited the main.py file and created a pull request.
> > >
> > > Sincerely
> > > Kushagra Nigam
> > > [1][4]kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > >
> > > On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 at 06:11, James Cameron <[2][5]
> quozl at laptop.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, the Sugar cursor affects the GNOME desktop environment.
> > >
> > > This is caused by
> > > [3][6]
> https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/src/jarabe/
> > main.py#L205
> > > where the GNOME desktop cursor theme is changed to the Sugar
> theme.
> > >
> > > Workaround is to use gsettings to change cursor-theme in
> > > org.gnome.desktop.interface back to what it was. Yes, you can
> use
> > > dconf to reset all settings, but that has many side-effects.
> > >
> > > If this problem bothers anyone who wants to fix it, the fix I'm
> > > interested in seeing is;
> > >
> > > * read the value of cursor-theme before changing it in the
> > > _start_window_manager function,
> > >
> > > * keep the Gio.Settings instance instead of deleting at end of
> the
> > > _start_window_manager function,
> > >
> > > * restore the old value in the _stop_window_manager function.
> > >
> > > This should fix the problem for future users.
> > >
> > > On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 11:28:34AM +0530, kushagra nigam wrote:
> > > > Subject : Help needed for the proposal
> > > > Dear Sir,
> > > >
> > > > Last day I was working with with the Sugar activities. I
> read the
> > > documentation
> > > > and setup the environment. I made this hello-world activity
> which
> > was
> > > > instructed there and even used some of the artworks. I want
> to ask
> > how
> > > should I
> > > > proceed with the project? Should I make a layout on GTK+3
> and push
> > it
> > > onto my
> > > > github (But that'll take some time) or just writing a
> detailed
> > proposal
> > > of how
> > > > will I get along with the project every week would do the
> job?
> > Please
> > > help me!!
> > > >
> > > > Secondly i discovered this issue:
> > > > I have installed 'Sucrose' in my Ubuntu. Whenever I logout
> and
> > login with
> > > the
> > > > SUGAR environment, it is good. However when I log out from
> SUGAR
> > and come
> > > back
> > > > to Ubuntu, I still have that big cursor on my screen (The
> sugar
> > one),
> > > that is
> > > > the original cursor is replaced by the SUGAR one. Is this a
> problem
> > with
> > > > everyone?
> > > > A hack which I came up is to Reset the settings when you
> come back
> > to
> > > Ubuntu (
> > > > dconf reset -f / ) but that resets each and every setting.
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely
> > > > Kushagra Nigam
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 22 Mar 2019 at 14:20, kushagra nigam <[1][4]
> > > [7]kushagra1998 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dear Sir,
> > > >
> > > > I have searched through the Sugar activities like
> Hangman,
> > Memorize
> > > etc.
> > > > What I meant by the game repositories are the activity
> > repositories
> > > of
> > > > games like these so that I can install these into my
> device,
> > get to
> > > know
> > > > about the environment better, think about how will I go
> on to
> > do my
> > > task
> > > > (planning is a necessary thing), and eventually write a
> > detailed
> > > proposal.
> > > > I'm really excited to build this project :)
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely
> > > > Kushagra Nigam
> > > > [2][5][8]kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 22 Mar 2019 at 13:34, James Cameron <[3][6][9]
> > quozl at laptop.org>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > kushagra nigam wrote:
> > > > > You are absolutely right. The "they are cheating
> button"
> > will
> > > not
> > > > > only serve the purpose of someone writing the text
> but
> > also if
> > > > someone
> > > > > speaking it up in the public.
> > > >
> > > > Yes, indeed.
> > > >
> > > > > I'm up for this task.
> > > >
> > > > Great!
> > > >
> > > > > Could you please help me with some of the game
> > repositories
> > > (python)
> > > > > so that I can get an edge before submitting the
> final
> > proposal?
> > > >
> > > > Sorry, I don't understand your question. What are
> game
> > > repositories?
> > > >
> > > > All proposals and candidates will be treated fairly,
> of
> > course.
> > > > You'll have the same edge as anyone else. ;-)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > James Cameron
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> > > > References:
> > > >
> > > > [1] mailto:[10][13]kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > > > [2] mailto:[11][14]kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > > > [3] mailto:[12][15]quozl at laptop.org
> > > > [4] [13][16]http://quozl.netrek.org/
> > > > [5] mailto:[14][17]Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
> > > > [6] [15][18]http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
> > >
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> > > James Cameron
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> > >
> > > References:
> > >
> > > [1] mailto:[24]kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > > [2] mailto:[25]quozl at laptop.org
> > > [3] [26]
> https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/src/jarabe/main.py
> > #L205
> > > [4] mailto:[27]kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > > [5] mailto:[28]kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > > [6] mailto:[29]quozl at laptop.org
> > > [7] [30]http://quozl.netrek.org/
> > > [8] mailto:[31]Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
> > > [9] [32]http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
> > > [10] mailto:[33]kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > > [11] mailto:[34]kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > > [12] mailto:[35]quozl at laptop.org
> > > [13] [36]http://quozl.netrek.org/
> > > [14] mailto:[37]Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
> > > [15] [38]http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
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> > > [18] [41]http://quozl.netrek.org/
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> > James Cameron
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> >
> > References:
> >
> > [1] https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/pull/828
> > [2] mailto:quozl at laptop.org
> > [3]
> https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar-docs/blob/master/src/contributing.md
> > [4] mailto:kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > [5] mailto:quozl at laptop.org
> > [6]
> https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/src/jarabe/main.py#L205
> > [7] mailto:kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > [8] mailto:kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > [9] mailto:quozl at laptop.org
> > [10] http://quozl.netrek.org/
> > [11] mailto:Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
> > [12] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
> > [13] mailto:kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > [14] mailto:kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > [15] mailto:quozl at laptop.org
> > [16] http://quozl.netrek.org/
> > [17] mailto:Sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
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> > [24] mailto:kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > [25] mailto:quozl at laptop.org
> > [26]
> https://github.com/sugarlabs/sugar/blob/master/src/jarabe/main.py#L205
> > [27] mailto:kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > [28] mailto:kushagra1998 at gmail.com
> > [29] mailto:quozl at laptop.org
> > [30] http://quozl.netrek.org/
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> > [33] mailto:kushagra1998 at gmail.com
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