[Tux4kids-tuxtype-dev] gsoc
sreerenj balachanadran
sreegsoc at gmail.com
Mon Feb 9 03:09:01 UTC 2009
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. Corrected French .po file + .desktop file translation for Tux
> Typing (Lo?c Martin)
> 2. Re: Tux4kids-tuxtype-dev Digest, Vol 15, Issue 6
> (Bristow Thankachan)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:38:59 +0100
> From: Lo?c Martin <loic.martin3 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tux4kids-tuxtype-dev] Corrected French .po file + .desktop
> file translation for Tux Typing
> To: tux4kids-tuxtype-dev at lists.alioth.debian.org
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> Hi,
>
> The French translation of Tux Typing had incomplete translation,
> inaccurate strings and about all accented letters missing. Two strings
> were translated in the .po file, but didn't make it to the .mo file
> (either the one in the tarball or after using msgfmt ) - fixed in the
> attached file.
>
> I also added French translation to the .desktop file, and took the
> liberty to change the displayed name from TuxType to Tux Typing, since
> it's the name used on the web site.
>
> Attached are the two files, plus a patch (I'm using quilt since it's the
> patch system used for the package in Debian) covering the two files
> modifications.
>
> I'd like to follow the French translation, but I'm already subscribed to
> far more mailing lists than I could follow ;). Is there a way to be
> pinged of string changes short of remembering to check the site often or
> reading the mailing list without a fail?
>
> A few questions:
> - in the release announcement for 1.7.3 there was mention of an archive
> without the fonts - I can't manage to find it at
> http://alioth.debian.org/frs/?group_id=31080 ;
> - is there any reason for the tarball to contain .gmo files since
> they're created from the .po files (and do the configure/make process
> included creates them)?
> - is the tuxtype.ico file only used for Windows (or OSX, I'm no expert),
> or is it used for anything on *nix?
> - is it possible to include either a 32x32 .xmp icon, a 42x42 .png
> (preferably the latter, unless Holger objects), or even better an .svg?
>
> There was also talk about an .svg transition. I'd be happy to have a go
> at drawing the .svg, but I'd appreciate to know how far in the future
> the code will be able to support it. Also, in the meantime, would it be
> possible to use higher resolution bitmaps (in which case I could draw
> the .svg but export them to bitmap graphics and still be able to see the
> improvements ;) ) since tuxtype now support displaying to a monitor's
> native resolution?
>
> Lo?c
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 10:08:47 +0530
> From: Bristow Thankachan <bristow.thankachan at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tux4kids-tuxtype-dev] Tux4kids-tuxtype-dev Digest, Vol
> 15, Issue 6
> To: tux4kids-tuxtype-dev at lists.alioth.debian.org
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> hi all,
> I have been using tuxtype on my desktop for the last few weeks, but when I
> tried running it on my laptop with debian OS, I got the following error
> message:-
>
> debian:~/bristow/tuxtype# tuxtype
> SetupPaths(): checking for '/usr/local/share/tuxtype' as default data path
> path '/usr/local/share/tuxtype' found, copy to settings.default_data_path
> load_settings_filename(): no theme-specific settings
> found/root/.tuxtype/settings.txt
> Couldn't initialize SDL: No available video device
>
> Somebody please help me out, as I cannot find out what is the problem.
> Waiting for your replies.
>
> Bristow.
>
HI Bristow,
Which version of SDL library and TuxType was installed in your laptop?
>
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> On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 5:30 PM, <
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> > Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 09:28:29 +0530
> > From: Bristow Thankachan <bristow.thankachan at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Tux4kids-tuxtype-dev] Tux4kids-tuxtype-dev Digest, Vol
> > 15, Issue 5
> > To: tux4kids-tuxtype-dev at lists.alioth.debian.org
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> > Hi all,
> > A few days back, there was a discussion on adding sound to tuxtype game,
> I
> > think we can use festival-text to sound, to implement the function. I
> would
> > like to hear from you all more about this topic. And I think it's time to
> > discuss new ideas for this years GSOC.
> >
> > Regards
> > Bristow.
Hi,
SDL is the backbone of TuxType.So we need to add the support using sdl
package itself.,if possible.
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> > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:30 PM, <
> > tux4kids-tuxtype-dev-request at lists.alioth.debian.org> wrote:
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> > > 1. Re: Wealth of U.S.A. Plundered by Jews -- The Holocaust is
> > > Now Catholic Dogma -- Why No Neocon Assassinations? (David Bruce)
> > > 2. Current versions of Tux Math and Tux Typing now in Macports
> > > (David Bruce)
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> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 09:46:57 -0600
> > > From: David Bruce <davidstuartbruce at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Tux4kids-tuxtype-dev] Wealth of U.S.A. Plundered by Jews
> > > -- The Holocaust is Now Catholic Dogma -- Why No Neocon
> > > Assassinations?
> > > To: Matthew McSpadden <webmaster at anvilsmithtech.com>
> > > Cc: tux4kids-tuxtype-dev at lists.alioth.debian.org,
> > > lawrence.auster at att.net
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> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On 2/5/09, Matthew McSpadden <webmaster at anvilsmithtech.com> wrote:
> > > > And that has what to do with Tux4kids?
> > >
> > > It means the spam filter for the list isn't infallible.
> > >
> > > David Bruce
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 13:41:49 -0600
> > > From: David Bruce <davidstuartbruce at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: [Tux4kids-tuxtype-dev] Current versions of Tux Math and Tux
> > > Typing now in Macports
> > > To: Tux Math <tuxmath-devel at lists.sourceforge.net>, Tux Typing
> > > <tux4kids-tuxtype-dev at lists.alioth.debian.org>
> > > Message-ID:
> > > <9a3504f50902051141p339ee279p31d3328440817fbb at mail.gmail.com>
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> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > Both tuxmath-1.7.1 and tuxtype-1.7.3 have been added to macports.
> > > AFAICT, both programs work properly, at least on our OSX 10.5
> > > Intel-based iMac. For the first time, we have functioning Mac
> > > versions that utilize SDL_Pango. It should be very little work from
> > > now on to keep the portfiles updated with each of our new releases.
> > >
> > > I can post dmg files (with dependencies) on SourceForge, but they are
> > > too big for the Alioth 10 MB size limit. The dmg files come with a
> > > professional-looking installer program that installs the bundle into
> > > an appropriate location, rather than just running from within the disk
> > > image itself.
> > >
> > > For most Mac users, I would highly suggest installing Macports itself,
> > > rather than individual app dmgs. Once Macports is installed (and it
> > > comes in its own simple dmg), you have almost effortless access to not
> > > only tuxtype and tuxmath, but about 5,000 other FLOSS apps and
> > > libraries. It is very comparable to GNU/Linux package management
> > > (apt, yum, and so forth) or the FreeBSD ports collection.
> > >
> > > On a somewhat analogous note, the OpenSuse Build Service
> > > (http://build.opensuse.org) also has quite current versions of both of
> > > our programs, and is set up to automatically build i386 and x68-64
> > > rpms for opensuse, Fedora, and Mandriva. All of them are available
> > > except tuxmath has not yet built successfully for Mandriva.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > David Bruce
> > >
> > >
> > >
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